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1 Basil Hancock Chairman Zig Zag Railway Co-op Limited

2 Opened 1869 Closed 1910 Middle Road Reopened 1975 Top Road Reopened 1987 Extended to Clarence 1988 Extension to Newnes Junction 2010?

3 The route of the Zig Zag

4 The Zig Zag in detail

5 The Zig Zag in detail

6 In the beginning

7 and in its heyday

8 and in its heyday

9 and in its heyday

10 and in its heyday

11 and in its heyday

12 65 years of peace and quiet

13 Restoration

14 From this

15 via this

16 to this

17 Some statistics Length of line 8 kilometres Newnes Junction extension 4 kilometres Viaducts 3 Tunnels 2 Stations 3 plus 3 halts Number of days worked each year 364 Number of steam days worked each year Typically 202 Average annual passengers 65,000 Total passengers carried since million Typical annual turnover $1.5 million

18 Some more statistics Steam locomotives 3 working 5 non-working Diesel locomotives 3 working 3 non-working Diesel railmotors 4 working 2 non-working Carriages 21 (excluding accommodation cars) Wagons 24 Track maintenance vehicles 8 Full time staff 10 Casual staff 8 Volunteers 50+

19 Workshops

20 Workshops

21 Workshops

22 Workshops

23 Workshops

24 Locomotive servicing and maintenance

25 Locomotive servicing and maintenance

26 Locomotive servicing and maintenance

27 Locomotive servicing and maintenance

28 Locomotive servicing and maintenance

29 Internal Combustion

30 Internal Combustion

31 Internal Combustion

32 Internal Combustion

33 Carriage and Wagon

34 Carriage and Wagon

35 Carriage and Wagon

36 Carriage and Wagon

37 Carriage and Wagon

38 Carriage and Wagon

39 Carriage and Wagon

40 Signalling

41 Signalling

42 Signalling

43 Signalling

44 Track

45 Track

46 Track

47 Track

48 Civil Engineering

49 Civil Engineering

50 Civil Engineering

51 Civil Engineering

52 Civil Engineering

53 Civil Engineering

54 Civil Engineering

55 The difficulties of running a railway

56 The difficulties of running a railway

57 The difficulties of running a railway

58 The difficulties of running a railway

59 And on to Newnes Junction

60 And on to Newnes Junction

61 And on to Newnes Junction

62 And on to Newnes Junction

63 Special Trains

64 Special Trains

65 Special Trains

66 Special Trains

67 Special Trains

68 Special Trains

69 Special Trains

70 Special Trains

71 Special Trains

72 Special Trains

73 Sometimes we just enjoy ourselves...

74 Sometimes we just enjoy ourselves...

75 Sometimes we just enjoy ourselves...

76 Sometimes we just enjoy ourselves...

77 Sometimes we just enjoy ourselves...

78 sometimes we just dream...

79 and sometimes it just gets too much

80 But it s not always glamorous

81 But it s not always glamorous

82 But it s not always glamorous

83 However we give a lot of pleasure to our employees, volunteers and members...

84 and to the public...

85 and to the public...

86 while keeping a significant part of Australia s railway heritage alive.

87 while keeping a significant part of Australia s railway heritage alive.

88 while keeping a significant part of Australia s railway heritage alive.

89 Some final thoughts Passengers want more than just a ride..they want an experience Many passengers have never ridden on a train before The rail heritage movement needs younger volunteers Succession planning is vital Old skills are dying out Safety, insurance, regulations, etc, make it more difficult Grants are harder to get It s getting harder to make ends meet Many heritage operations may not survive

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