Scenic World is home to a number of attractions, the two most famous of which are the Scenic Railway and Scenic Skyway. Other attractions include a theatre, shop and revolving restaurant.
The Scenic Railway is reputedly the steepest cable-driven funicular railway in the world, with an incline of 52 degrees, over a distance of 415 metres. It was originally constructed for a coal and shale-oil mining operation in the Megalong Valley in the 1880s, in order to haul ore from the valley floor up the cliff to the escarpment above. It was converted for use as a tourist attraction prior to World War 2.
Built in 1958, the Scenic Skyway is another cable-driven conveyance at Scenic World. It travels across the gorge above the Katoomba Falls, 200 metres above the valley floor. The original Scenic Skyway was removed in 2004, and is in the process of being replaced by a new cable car that is scheduled to open in time for the christmas holiday period.
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Scenic World (http://www.scenicworld.com.au/) - official site
Scenic World is a popular privately-owned tourist attraction located at the southern end of the town of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, about 100 kilometers west of Sydney.
The ScenicRailway is reputedly the steepest cable-driven funicular railway in the world, with an incline of 52 degrees, over a distance of 415 metres.
The original Scenic Skyway was removed early in 2004 and was replaced by a new cable car that opened in December of that year, built by Doppelmayr and CWA Constructions.
Katoomba is well-served by hotels and guest-houses, the oldest and most prominent of which is the Carrington Hotel, established in 1882 and occupying the highest point in town.
Katoomba and nearby Medlow Bath were first developed as tourist destinations towards the end of the 19th century when a series of grand hotels, notably the Carrington and the Belgravia (later the Hydro Majestic) were built and then repeatedly extended.
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