Scenic World is located in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, about 100 kilometres west of Sydney. Scenic World is home to four attractions, the Scenic Railway, the Scenic Skyway, the Scenic Cableway and Scenic Walkway a 2.4 km elevated boardwalk through ancient rainforest.
The Scenic Railway is an incline railway now used for tourism. The steepest section of track is on an incline of 52 degrees (128% gradient) contained within a total distance of 310 metres (1,020 ft). It was originally constructed for a coal and oil shale mining operation in the Jamison Valley in the 1880s, in order to haul the coal and shale from the valley floor up to the escarpment above. From 1928 to 1945, it carried coal during the week and passengers at weekends. The coal mine was closed in 1945 after which it remained as a tourist attraction. The Scenic Railway makes many claims to be the steepest passenger railway, the steepest funicular and the steepest incline in the world. However the railway uses a winch system and no counterbalancing carriage, therefore it is an inclined lift rather than a funicular.
Built in 1958, the Scenic Skyway is another cable-driven conveyance at Scenic World. It travels across the gorge above the Katoomba Falls, 270 metres (886 feet) above the valley floor. The original Scenic Skyway was withdrawn on 4 April 2004 after 587,401 crossings and now sits in the picnic area at Scenic World. It was replaced by a new cabin in December of the same year. The new Skyway features a 72-person cabin with sections of liquid crystal glass that turns a raised section of the floor transparent as the ride progresses. In November 2005, a second station on the opposite cliff-face opened, allowing Skyway passengers to disembark and follow bush walking trails to the nearby Echo Point. In November 2017, the latest Scenic Skyway cabin was launched. This Skyway cabin is 30% bigger than its predecessor, offering visitors a more spacious ride with easier boarding, as well as free Wi-Fi.
In 2000, Scenic World installed the Sceniscender, now called Scenic Cableway, 84-passenger cable car from Doppelmayr that passes over a 25-metre-high (82 ft) tower on the edge of the cliff, and then 510 metres (1,673 feet) to the Bottom Station in the Jamison Valley 200 m (656 ft) below. The Cableway had a replacement of its cabin in 2018.
Timestamps:
00:00 Scenic World Main Entry
00:38 The view of Three Sisters
01:00 The Scenic Skyway
07:34 Exiting The Scenic Skyway
08:27 The World's Steepest Railway Info Board
08:48 The Scenic Skyway
09:38 Queuing for The Scenic Railway at the Top Station
09:54 The Scenic Railway approaching Top Station
11:32 Select your ride information board
12:53 The Scenic Railway approaching Top Station
13:32 On The Scenic Railway heading to the Bottom Station
16:04 The Scenic Railway Bottom Station
17:37 The Scenic Railway heading back to the Top Station
18:38 The view of Scenic Railway approaching Bottom Station
19:33 The view of Scenic Railway Bottom Station
20:38 Queuing for The Scenic Railway at the Bottom Station
20:45 Building A Mine Info Board
21:00 The Three Sisters Information Board
21:14 The Scenic Railway approaching the Bottom Station
22:10 On The Scenic Railway heading back to the Top Station
24:27 The Scenic Cableway at the Top Station
28:41 The Scenic Cableway Bottom Station
30:02 The Scenic Walkway
31:59 The Scenic Cableway Bottom Station
32:38 The Scenic Cableway approaching the Bottom Station
32:57 The Scenic Cableway heading back to the Top Station
33:32 On The Scenic Cableway heading back to the Top Station
37:10 The Scenic Cableway approaching the Top Station
38:21 Souvenir Shop
38:32 The Scenic Skyway
38:58 On The Scenic Cableway at the Top Station
42:03 The Scenic Cableway approaching the Bottom Station
43:46 The Scenic Walkway
47:50 Historic Coal Mine
48:01 Scenic Railway Info Board
49:05 Ventilation Furnace
50:01 Building A Mine Info Board
50:07 On The Scenic Railway heading back to the Top Station
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