Blue Mountains Touring Guide - Blue Mountains, Australia

	Lithgow 145km from Sydney Map Heritage-rich Lithgow provides yet another wealth of holiday experiences. Coal, steel and the world renowned Great Zig Zag Railway have put Lithgow on the international map. The vast and beautiful Wollemi National Park is also a major attraction, as are the Glow Worm Tunnel; Newnes Historic Ruins in the Wolgan Valley; Glen Davis shale mine site; Lake wallace at Wallerawang, Mt Piper Power Station’s Energy Expo, the State Mine Heritage Park & Lake Lyell. Swirling mists rising off Lake Lyell Lithgow Valley’s first European settlers arrived in 1824 but the area did not grow until the railway arrived in 1869. Historic sites include Lithgow Courthouse (1879), Lithgow Pottery site in Hassan St, Esbank House (1842) in Bennett St. This was built for Thomas Brown who established Lithgow’s coal industry and who was a magistrate at Hartley Historic Village. He travelled by horseback to and from Hartley along what is now called Browns Gap Road. This road gives you access to the splendid Hassans Walls. Other fascinating historic sites are Blast Furnace Park - where the ruins include huge brick structures, a network of underground tunnels and the base of Australia’s first blast furnace; Lithgow Small Arms Factory museum; and Oakey Park and the old brewery. A short drive west of Lithgow brings you to the lovely old South Bowenfels Station near the town's new vistor information centre, plus Arch Vale Trout Farm at Marrangaroo where you can see a superb picturesque sandstone viaduct in perfect condition. Please select to see what's close by view accommodation view restaurants & dining view other business	BLUE MOUNTAINS TOURING GUIDE Blue Mountains Grand Circular Drive Click on village names to see full details All material contained in this touring guide is copyright of Jayarnda Pty Ltd and may not be reproduced for any commercial purpose whatsoever without permission. Ph 02 6355 6292 Zig Zag Railway Your journey out of Lithgow takes you along the Bells Line of Road, up Scenic Hill and on to Clarence. Here is the Great Zig Zag Railway, hailed as one of the world’s technological feats of the 19th century. Constructed between 1886 and 1889, engineers devised a series of gently sloping ramps in the form of the letter Z. Today, this famous railway, with its magnificent steam engines, thrills visitors from throughout the world. Your journey takes you through two tunnels and over three sandstone viaducts. The Zig Zag Railway operates every day.

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