Portage railway

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A portage railway is a short and possibly isolated section of railway used to bypass a section of unnavigable river or between two water bodies which are not directly connected. A portage railway is the opposite of a train ferry.

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[edit] Australia

  • the first railway in Queensland started at the inland river port of Ipswich rather than the capital of Brisbane to save money. Twenty years later, the line was extended to Brisbane.

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[edit] Laos

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