Those of us who enjoy looking at varying scenery the sydney suburbs, nsw. Sep 30, 2011 we have been in the map, book and travel guide industries for more than 25 years. As i had about 2 hours before i could book into the junee tourist park i. The bethungra spiral on the sydney to melbourne line, goes through two tunnels and over the top of the hill, through a big cutting at the spur. Bethungra spiral from northbound loop looking towards. Locomotive 5711 northbound on bethungra spiral, bethungra, new south wales picture tunnel on bethungra spiral, 1955 picture 57 class locomotive hauling northbound mixed train on bethungra spiral, bethungra, new south wales pic. It is not the intention to pretend that the same degree of coverage can be provided for the rest of the world in some. Spiral railway wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The bethungra spiral is located between the regional towns of cootamundra and junee, in south west new south wales. The bethungra rail spiral is an amazing piece of railway engineering that is about 30 kms outside junee on the road to cootamundra. Bethungra spiral from northbound loop looking towards bethungra picture tunnel on bethungra spiral, 1955 picture 57 class locomotive hauling northbound mixed train on bethungra spiral, bethungra, new south wales pic.
We specialise in maps and books for 4wd, rooftop maps, caravan, camping, topographical maps, fishing, geological, gold prospecting, motorcylce, walking, history and australiana. Bestselling then and now bible map book helps people to compare bible places with modernday countries and cities at a glance, thanks to clear plastic overlays. Trains at the southern side of bethungra spiral, nsw. On the main south at bethungra, between cootamundra and junee, a spiral was built during the second world war in order to lower the gradient on the up line towards sydney. The bethungra spiral is a 360 degree railway spiral to allow locomotives of a past era to get up the bethungra range in southern nsw, australia. Posts about bethungra spiral written by jims logolife. Rand mcnally 2020 large scale road atlas spiralbound. In 99 detailed pages you get all rail lines, traffic density on each line, crew change points, helper districts. The line starts at maitland and visits the major towns of taree, kempsey, coffs harbour, grafton and casino. The down platform was erased, the refuges torn up, and the remaining stump of the once beautiful station building, which housed the signal box at the southern end, was attended by a signalman for the last time. Locomotive 5711 hauling southbound freight train near bethungra, 1960 picture. We have been in the map, book and travel guide industries for more than 25 years.
They are normally used to ease the grade where topography requires a line to be too steep. Buy a cheap copy of then and now bible maps spiral bound. I also visited the olde schoolhouse thouse and had a good chat to one of the operators. Bethungra destination guide new south wales, australia. Holman book of biblical charts, maps, and reconstructions spiralbound october 26, 1993 by marsha a. These five maps include three old testament and two new testament maps. Aug 06, 2018 the bethungra rail spiral is an amazing piece of railway engineering that is about 30 kms outside junee on the road to cootamundra.
Train from sydney to melbourne australia forum tripadvisor. Jun 15, 2017 2018 collins big road atlas britain collins road atlas spiralbound 15 jun 2017. Holman book of biblical charts, maps, and reconstructions. Wireo binding is made of metal coils that out last plastic spiral bound books. Eastwest corridor existing coastal route approximately 183 km of upgraded track, 3 km of new track this track will be upgraded with a deviation to allow inland rail traf. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Buy rail map of britain and ireland rail maps 6th revised edition by thomas cook publishing isbn. It was added to the new south wales state heritage register on 2 april 1999 the bethungra spiral is proposed to be bypassed by the inland railway project on a new alignment with an easier grade by 2025. This spiral back map book is easy to use but this big version is a bit unwieldy and floppy so returned it for the next size down which i find easier to manage on ones lap in the car. Old sydney road which i rode the previous day showed on the map as a fairly straight rode. The only complete railroad traffic atlas available. Starting at the lower left corner of the interactive map, the up track to cootamundra and thence to sydney is the one on the left. A 68m singletrack tunnel which forms part of the bethungra spiral. Bethungra spiral is a heritagelisted rail spiral, built on the main south line of new south wales in australia at bethungra between cootamundra and.
These are places where a line loops around and crosses over itself. Give roadweary eyes a break with this spiral bound large scale edition featuring all the accuracy youve come to expect from rand mcnally, only bigger. Two pages of notes at the end offer a definition spiral. Bethungra spiral nsw environment, energy and science. Nominations open for illabo to stockinbingal inland rail. Collins spiral bound atlas of the world spiralbound november 11, 1993 by moira jones author 4. Aa great britain super scale road atlas az spiral bound. Today the line sees much traffic in the form of passenger and freight trains. Apparently it was build in the 1940s to reduce the gradient on the. Australia road and 4wd easy read atlas hema spiral maps. Just before it crosses the border is the cougal spiral, one of only 2 in nsw the other being bethungra spiral on the main south. Bethungraulandra nature reserve weekend accommodated. After working in journalism and media, life came full circle on the publication of his first book, transit maps of the world. It is a decade since cog visited the ulandra nature reserve which is close to the village of bethungra, 24 km sw of cootamundra.
Nov 12, 20 this is definitely an area that any train buff would love, what with the bethungra spiral and junees roundhouse you could see 2 amazing features so close together. Northbound xpt climbing bethungra spiral rear view, 1987, 2 picture. This is definitely an area that any train buff would love, what with the bethungra spiral and junees roundhouse you could see 2 amazing features so close together. These large wall maps are part of the memoria press christian studies iiv curriculum and are designed to help students understand the geography of the bible. Displayed currencies may differ from the currencies used to book hotels. Bongongolong destination guide new south wales, australia. Okoba spiral and zig zag aerial photography 1976001.
Visit bethungra rail spiral on your trip to junee or australia inspirock. Weekend to tarra valley pet retreat 2026th march 20. It doesnt seem to be well set up for touristsat least not that we foundbut what an interesting feat of engineering. The bethungra spiral is a heritagelisted rail spiral near bethungra, between junee and. Were looking in the spiral area for something the equivalent of north. Australia touring atlas spiral bound, australia road atlas. Log book comes with 50 single sided pages with 20 entries per page giving the customer a total of 1,000 entries per book. Just to the north of the town lies the bethungra spiral, a rail spiral built on the main south railway line to ease the gradients when the line was duplicated between 1941 and 1946. Having said that, it has great detail, well laid out, easy to read. The original line was graded at 1 in 40 for sydney bound trains, which imposed a severe limitation on train loads, and also caused congestion as bank engines. Nsw railway spirals the following table lists railway spirals in nsw. Maps are identical in content to the memoria press christian studies small wall maps, just larger in size.
Collins spiral bound atlas of the world spiralbound. All orders are produced and shipped from nsw australia. When you get to bethungra find your way to water works road on proceed to view the main southern rail line spiral over the top of iteself. Locomotive 5711 northbound on bethungra spiral, bethungra. Bethungra rail spiral visit junee monte cristo junee junee. Bethungra is a locality in junee shire in the south west slopes region of new south wales, australia situated on the olympic way about kilometres northeast of illabo and 24 kilometres southwest of cootamundra. Our goal is to create an online website that is the equal of the map shop you knew that was just around the corner for all those years. This brand new edition of hemas bestselling australian touring road atlas now features 188 atlas pages in a stunning new cartographic style. This az map of great britain is a full colour, large scale, spiral bound road atlas of approximately a3 size. Superb clarity and easy navigation has been achieved throughout, with mainland road mapping, in particular, presented at a clear 2. And this one, if you look carefully, has three levels of track.
To get there, drive through bethungra township on the road to cootamundra. Visit junee monte cristo junee junee chocolate factory. Jan 26, 2020 this is a fine example of an open spiral mainly on the brusio spiral viaduct on a metre gauge single track railway. This is the largest example of a 360 degree spiral in australia. The bethungra spiral is a rail spiral, built on the main south railway line of new south wales in australia at bethungra to ease the gradients when the line was duplicated between 1941 and 1946. Log book is a perfect match with our laminated plastic visitor badges. Australia touring atlas spiral bound is available to buy online through australias largest online map retailer. The normal solution is to take a more indirect route, but in two locations a spiral was laid. For europe other than the british isles see the enthusiasts guide to travelling the railways of europe.
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