The Bethungra Rail Spiral is great to see; an amazing piece of rail history still in use today.
Unfortunately there's no freight and passenger train timetable (on the information board at the viewing platform) for you to know when a train will be using it. We sort timetable information while in Goulburn so knew to expect the XPT around 2:20pm.
The diagram on the information display is confusing - the one on display at the Junee Rail Roundhouse is a lot clearer and helps you understand the direction the trains will travel. Suggest an upgrade of the...
Read moreThis engineering behemoth was a masterpiece of it's time. It allows trains to perform a loop through and around a hill while constantly gaining/losing height. Thus it keeps a manageable grade and avoids problems like having to build massive viaducts to manage a sudden change in altitude. Access is fine for cars over a dirt road to a small lookout on your left. Beware the turnoff does not have an exit lane so slow down on...
Read moreVery interesting engineering.
My husband planned our entire 3 week holiday around seeing this. Friends told us it was in a different direction so we thought we had missed it, but no!
Since we had been caught by a stationary train at the train crossing in Junee (see Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory Review), we were lucky enough to see an actual train using the Spiral.
This was very exciting. Now I wish I took...
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