Went there in '73 with my parents. One lady on our bus tour was too scared to go up again on the train and walked up all those steps. When we got back to our bus someone had kicked over a bottle of drink and Dad had these ladies on about there being no need to wet themselves over the trip. Loved the trip😊😊😊 and love the memories.

Just shared this on an American friend's post and the horrible memories came flooding back. Back in the '70s, I was 6-years-old and went on this evil ride with family. No warning that the train literally drops vertically so it's literally hanging. Probably the most scary experience of my life - and I'm 54 now.

My family use to go to Katoomba in summer time by old steam train . We would walk to Old cable railway and loved the trip down. There was no cable car then, we would walk up to top. Katoomba was always cooler than Sydney western suburbs where we lived. MEMORIES now I am an ANCIENT 80 years old.

That's so weird. I went almost all the way through watching this thinking that we were going down.

@7822welshsteam

7 жыл бұрын

Oh. We were. If you start watching in the middle it's very hard to tell.

@KandiKlover

6 жыл бұрын

Keep an eye on the trees at the side. Quick way to tell.

@tijmen131

6 жыл бұрын

you are going down

@theguywhoisaustralian1465

6 жыл бұрын

You were

@ObviousSchism

3 жыл бұрын

You went down, way on down

Been there, done that. It was awesome

@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj

3 жыл бұрын

Same.

When I was there, in 2002, there were no guardrails when you got off the thing. You stood there, thousands of feet in the air on a metal platform, waiting for a ride to take you back up…to endure the ride one more time. Never again. Never.

I "drove" the Scenic Railway in 1989. I was a student at the old Commonwealth Bible College in Katoomba and this was my sole income. We didn't actually drive it, just signaled safety and preparedness. The actual driving was done from a wheelhouse beyond the entrance to the Railway. The first day or two is exciting but, let me assure you, after that it is intensely boring! Some days we would do well over 50 ascents/descents. The only break from the boredom was when we swapped with the other attraction operator and worked the Skyway. Still, boring as it was, there's worse offices in the world.

@qwertyu147

2 жыл бұрын

Has there ever been an accident on it? seems too steep/dangerous for it to have never happened

Done it in 2019 a family trip we will never forget, we done nearly everything possible in NSW & met lovely people....

@jesalpandya7047

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Coincidence.. Was there with my family in 2019 dec

It's all fun and games until the cable breaks, as I don't see any kind of emergency stopping device on the tracks for if that happens.

Was always the best getting in the front seat, particularly for the trip back up, felt like you were going to fall out the front :) Have been meaning to go check out the updated carriage to see if it's as thrilling

I wasn't sure what to expect when I got on this ride. The steepness is really extreme, 52 degrees doesn't seem right to me, it seems more. It is not so scary but the ways the rails disappear is a bit jarring. Anyway, it is not just a mine but a beautiful mountain preserve. Just hope the bush flies don't come out (I hate them!).

I loved it all the years I've been going there.. I cant believe it's still going I haven't been there in ages..

The train was fun and the area is beautiful.

I've been on this ride before. It is quite steep at some point. The problem is, the ride back up goes backwards.

Well worth the fun ride to the bottom where we walked the board walk to the Rainbow Room to see a Superb Lyrebird. Brace your feet.

On Huentitan's Barranca (Huentitan's Canyon) of Guadalajara, there is a railway tha is knowed as "Las Vías" that is more larger than this, this railway is used by workers of CFE which is an electricity state company of México, however, all the people the make exercise on the canyon, walk on this railways to get faster from the bottom of the canyon to the top, this video remind me when I was younger that I do that several times on that place

Where's the cable? I can't see it.

Katoomba ist located in the blue mountains, near sydney (australia). Well, its an unusual ride but definitely no reason to scream or to be afraid of.

@JottErr

3 жыл бұрын

@Hywel Roberts Well, in this case lets hope that the owner is well insured :-)

"Gawoomba miss..just be brave" Indeed. Roller coaster.. Down Under (and.. apparently, over ;-), style!

It was scary for me at first but I finally got used to it and basically just enjoyed the rest of the ride. Take me back to Australia puuuhhhleeeesss!

@carmium

9 жыл бұрын

+Chloe Fin Oh, so that's where it is! Not everyone knows "Katoomba" and "Jamison Valley". 8-)

The question is... at what point is the railway considered an elevator? This is a pretty steep drop at the start.

i went on this today i nearly fell forward its really steep our ride was 62* degrees i had to push forward to stay sturdy and i went on the cable car it was like 50 degrees in it i was burning

Nice the video very much thanks.

Did this in 1955 - bit more basic in those days and extremely memorable.

nice video !!! :)

What's with the track being decorated with flowers or knickknacks in the thumbnail?

Imagine if the cable snapped.....

WoW!

A train horn at the right moment would certainly change the mood.

imagine the cable broke

@Strejfer774

5 жыл бұрын

Nathan B Ring WËÉÉËÉ

@soobinsbread590

5 жыл бұрын

They will gone REEEEEE-ING

@jasonjamrs7413

3 жыл бұрын

You get to answer the ultimate question

@ArrowLooper

3 жыл бұрын

Airtime

@ZootZinBootZ

3 жыл бұрын

Dead mans break comes on

Super ❤️

wow !!!!!roller coaster!!!!hahahhahah

going up or down???

@MurrayJoe

3 жыл бұрын

It’s going down hill to that platform, it’s an interesting ride.

Looks terrifing

Pretty hard to tell which part was the steep part 😁

@danklit1122

6 жыл бұрын

olivia mefi the beginning of the vid I guess

my dad wants to take me and my cousin and go on this next week. NO WAY !

Also the slowest roller coaster in the world

The railway is steap dark what is worse

Hello, Thanks for sharing. But where is this??

@natpr13

8 жыл бұрын

+Chetan Kaushik Blue Mountains in Sydney, Australia

Whoaa looks like slow roller coaster to me. Haha.

I went there, I was screaming...

@ArrowLooper

3 жыл бұрын

Why

@jeefburky

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArrowLooper I was like, 10 at the time lmao

It's more of an adventure when you go up backwards.

railroad tycoon 2: am i a joke to you?

nsw aano !! kewl

Its in Blue Mountains, NSW

@NathanBRing

7 жыл бұрын

out in Katoomba

@DeepThought9999

3 жыл бұрын

@@NathanBRing No, it’s near Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, about 2 hours by car or train west of Sydney, in the Blue Mountains. Well worth a day trip there for the scenery and the thrills. There are another two attractions (rides) there at ScenicWorld. Google it.

@NathanBRing

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeepThought9999 oh yeah, get that confused

Had no idea which way was up the whole video!

@KandiKlover

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah horrible filming.

to bad the video was not longer.

That's not a railway, it's an elevator!

I rode this in 2011.

wers this !!

这是真·过山车

I don't understand why they call it a railway, it's a funicular.

Not actually a railway. As it uses cable it is really a funicular. The worlds steepest RAILWAY actually is the Pilatus Railway in Switzerland.

@NathanBRing

7 жыл бұрын

TheSharkLord then why is it using railways.

@Gorantaylis

7 жыл бұрын

Nathan Ring Star The rails act as stabilisers, that's all.

@NathanBRing

7 жыл бұрын

mm

@Johnboydownunder

7 жыл бұрын

.... what? just like any other train just uses rails as 'stabilisers'?

@Johnboydownunder

7 жыл бұрын

.... Pilatus Railway is a "rack railway".... you know, the rails are just "stablisers".

Nossa que emoção 🤔😳😠

polar express style

Lol I went on that yesterday

Malayalee!!!

It's not fast or scary

It's

I've been on it and it is fun but slow

@arch9enius

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Yu Some people don't think so, going by the screams

@arch9enius

8 жыл бұрын

It's the fact it stops in mid-air might unnerve me

You mean world's most sleepiest railway ?

would be better if they jest let off the breaks ;)

Вот где нужно строить американские горки!

my grade is: F....thumbs down too

So weird

I am hearing Malayalam,a language spoken in india. but never known a place like this existed in india.

@MurrayJoe

3 жыл бұрын

It’s in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.

Video spoiled by people screaming.

I hear a malayali.

malayali😁

ഇത് മൊത്തം മലയാളികളാണല്ല്

Stop screaming

It's not fast or scary

@JimBob-gg1py

9 жыл бұрын

It's is scary just cause of the railway and you think your going to free fall