Heritage listed railway tunnel in New South Wales, Australia
The Tickhole Tunnel , also called the Kotara (Tickhole) Railway Tunnel , is a heritage -listed double track railway tunnel
that carries the Main Northern railway line beneath the Newcastle Inner City Bypass (A37) and is a diversion over the Tickhole Creek. The tunnel is located between Cardiff and Kotara stations in the City of Newcastle local government area of New South Wales , Australia.[ 1] [ 2]
The original 161-metre (176 yd) tunnel opened on 15 August 1887. It initially only had one track, but provision was made for the line to be duplicated which duly occurred in 1891.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] As part of the electrification of the line, in 1983 tenders were called for a second tunnel, of 205 metres (673 ft), completed in 1984.[ 7] This second tunnel is used by southbound services, while the original tunnel once again became single track for northbound services.[ 1] [ 2]
See also
References
^ a b "Kotara (Tickhole) Railway Tunnel" . New South Wales Heritage Database . Office of Environment & Heritage . Retrieved 11 September 2017 .
^ a b Bozier, Rolfe, ed. (n.d.). "Tickhole Tunnel" . NSWrail.net . Rolfe Bozier.
^ "The Sydney Connecting Railway" . Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . Vol. XI, no. 8425. New South Wales, Australia. 2 April 1884. p. 4. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NEWS OF THE DAY" . The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 15, 410. New South Wales, Australia. 16 August 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "THE GOSFORD-NEWCASTLE RAILWAY" . The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 15, 408. New South Wales, Australia. 13 August 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NEWS OF THE DAY" . The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 15, 400. New South Wales, Australia. 4 August 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "no title " . The Sydney Morning Herald . 23 March 1983. p. 51. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via Newspapers.com.