Almost 1,000 passengers have climbed aboard to celebrate the re-opening of the heritage-listed Zig Zag railway in the Blue Mountains, after being out of action for more than a decade.
Key points:
- The Zig Zag Railway near Lithgow has reopened to passengers
- Almost 2,000 people will ride on the historic tracks this weekend
- The railway had been closed for more than a decade
The tourist attraction near Lithgow has been closed since 2012 after its accreditation was removed.
Multiple natural disasters, including bushfires in 2013, the Gospers Mountain blaze in 2019, and flooding in 2022 delayed…