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-33.48072018580736
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150.2547879821437
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26Q Zig Zag E Lithgow - descriptive. a wonderful piece of engineering. devised by John Whitton Engineer. m Chief for N.S.W. Government Railways. He was in charge of the Zigzags at Emu Plains and at the Lithgow Valley. The Railway to Bathurst was opened on Aril 4, 1876. This crossing of the mountain range was looked upon as one of the finest pieces of engineering in the world." Ref: Stretch Ledger A9082

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