Zig Zag Railway No Trains No Money No Thomas The Tank

There are no days out with Thomas The Tank or Hogwarts Wizard Express at the Zig Zag Railway. Between a chronic lack of funding, severe fires in late 2013 and vandalism it seems time is slipping away and this famous steam railway in the Blue Mountains near Sydney will struggle to be operation again. The longer this railway is left off the tourist radar the more difficult it will be to get people to go back and enjoy a day on the steam trains. One thing for sure is the Zig Zag railway is not the Cadbury Joyville train! See my video if the Zig Zag actually running just before it was closed. Zig Zag Railway, Will It Ever Return Or Be Lost Forever?    • Zig Zag Railway, Will It Ever Return Or Be...   The Australian Federal government has no trouble gifting Cadbury Chocolates $16 million dollars to assist in a re-vamp of a chocolate factory in Tasmania, yet the amazing Zig Zag tourist railway is left struggling for finds. Seemingly there is no one with big connections to make the massive steps to bring this railway up to a A grade attraction which is set up to make a profit. The railways need to think much bigger than hoping their facebook fans can throw a dollar to save the railway. It will take a massive amount of money and proper management to make this work. Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia is a 19th Century Engineering Masterpiece & Renowned Tourist Railway. It needs to be saved and operated in a profitable business like manner. Here is an article about the Cadbury $16 million dollar gift from the Liberal party. http://www.news.com.au/national/tony-... TONY Abbott has defended his gifting of $16 million of taxpayer money to a multiple-billion dollar overseas company, saying its doesn't mean there's no longer a budget emergency. On a visit to Tasmania today, the Opposition Leader pledged the money towards a $66 million upgrade of the Cadbury chocolate factory in Claremont, in the seat if Denison, currently held by the Independent MP Andrew Wilkie. He acknowledged it was "quite unusual" for a Federal Government to co-invest with such a profitable company, but said this was a "special case".Cadbury's Tasmanian operation's contribute $550 to the state's economy, but the factory's allure as a tourist destination has faded since guided tours stopped in 2008. Cadbury is now owned by American multinational Kraft and the revamp is expected to see the tours recommence with the construction of a new visitor centre. Zig Zag Railway is a not-for-profit Co-operative that relies on ticket sales (when it is running) and donations to keep the magic alive. Problem with this is when the railway is not running it's unable to make money, and as the years roll on the harder it becomes to make the magic happen again. Here is the Zig Zag Railway official web site which has an area for donations. Lets hope the Australian Government watches this video and realises it needs to assist here. http://www.zigzagrailway.com.au/index...