Doing the Spiral (2)  Contributor's Pick!       
The daily Melbourne to Sydney XPT makes a hard turn on the Bethungra Spiral. This is the back end- the lead unit is already in the tunnel as it makes a complete 360 degree climbing turn to the right. The spiral (what we call a loop in the US) was built on the Sydney-Melbourne Main South during WWII to reduce grades for "up" (towards Sydney, eastbound) train. "Down" (away from Sydney, westbound) trains use the original grade.
Date: 12/2/2012 Location: Bethungra Spiral, NSW AU Country Flag Views: 124 Collection Of:   Rick Morgan
Author:  Rick Morgan
Doing the Spiral (2)
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Olaf Junges General Very nice shot! 12/3/2012 8:28:44 PM

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