A Switchback Railway
A Switchback Railway
1898, English. Directed by Robert W. Paul.
The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then performs a 180 degree turn at its summit before swooping back down on a parallel track.
- Runtime
- 0h 1m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1898
- Country
- United Kingdom
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A Switchback Railway runs 1 minutes (0h 1m).
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A Switchback Railway isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1898. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Switchback Railway?
A Switchback Railway (1898) was directed by Robert W. Paul.