The daily "up" Melbourne to Sydney XPT makes a turn on the Bethungra Spiral. (what US railfans call a Loop) It's about to enter one of two tunnels at the location. The Spiral was built in WWII to reduce grades for "UP" (Sydney-bound) trains from 2.5% to 1.5%. |
Date:
12/2/2012 |
Location:
Bethungra Spiral, NSW AU  |
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Rick Morgan |
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Author: Rick Morgan
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This picture is part of album: Australia-NSW & ACT 2010-13 |