Australia's West Coast Wilderness Railway

[Memma]

Hi All

Another trip report if anyone's interested - this one is a little random but a super interesting trip on Tasmania's West Coast Wilderness Railway between the tiny remote towns of Strahan and Queenstown. What makes this trip interesting is the historic 1896 built steam locomotives that pull the train up at one point a 1:12 grade - the steepest ascent in the Southern Hemisphere - on an ABT rack and pinion system.

https://trainreview.com/article/explori ... ss-railway

I thought it may be of interest.

I hope everyone is safe and well!

 

 

 

[Overmod]

Isn't the steepest grade 1:12?  If not these guys might give you a run for Southern Hemisphere grade when they get done...

https://www.rimutaka-incline-railway.org.nz/

[Memma]

Definitely gives me a reason to go to NZ!!

There is a "train" in the blue mountains that is essentially a cable car on rails - https://scenicworld.com.au/experience/scenic-railway that has 52 degree incline, but I don't think that quite counts as a train!

 

[York1]

Thanks for posting!

[MMLDelete]

Nice job as always. Thanks.

Do you take your own photos? They are always very good.