Railway tunnels in Queensland, Australia
| Name | Open | Length | Gradient | R/F | % Ruling | Bore | Breeze | Wet | Momentum | Fume | Accidents | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boolboonda Tunnel[1] | 1883 | m | in | (Mount Perry, rail heritage) | ||||||||
| Border Tunnel QLD/NSW | 1930 | 1660m | in | SG | ||||||||
| Cherry Gully Tunnel | 1880 | in | (railway tunnel, Southern Downs Region) | |||||||||
| Cross River Rail (Brisbane, rail) | - | 10200m | in | Under construction | ||||||||
| Dalveen Tunnel | 1880 | in | (railway tunnel, Southern Downs Region) | |||||||||
| Dularcha Railway Tunnel | 1891 | in | (former railway tunnel, Sunshine Coast Region) | |||||||||
| Lahey's Canungra Tramway Tunnel | 1903 | in | (Gold Coast, heritage) - c.1900[2] | |||||||||
| Main Range tunnels | 1867 | 0886m | 1 in 50 | Rise | 100% | 9 tunnels | ||||||
| Many Peaks - Monto loop line | m | in | 6 tunnels (disused railway line) | |||||||||
| Muntapa Tunnel | 1913 | in | Cooyar, rail heritage) | |||||||||
| Victoria Tunnel | 1866 | 0537m | in | (Grandchester, rail) | ||||||||
| Yimbun Railway Tunnel | 1910 | m | in | (railway tunnel, Somerset Region) | ||||||||
| Teviot Range Tunnel Inland Railway | 2022 | 1100m | in | proposed Dual SG/NG | ||||||||
| Little Liverpool Range Tunnel Inland Railway | 2022 | 750m | in | proposed Dual SG/NG [3] | ||||||||
| Toowoomba Range Tunnel Inland Railway | 2022 | 6231m | in | proposed Dual SG/NG [4] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Alex Brown (7 May 2003). "Gin Gin explodes out of the blocks for its 9.93 seconds of fame". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "Lahey's Canungra Tramway Tunnel (entry 602529)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ IR Tunnel
- ^ IR Tunnel