Otford railway tunnel - Wikipedia
The Otford Railway Tunnel - including the tunnel structure, sandstone dish drain and ventilation stack - is of State heritage significance. It was the longest and steepest single line tunnel to be built at the time (1824m long with a 1 in 40 gradient) as part of a major engineering work built in 1888 to connect the Illawarra line to Sydney .
Walk through the abandoned Otford Rail Tunnel | Philip Mallis
2024年3月8日 · Here you can see the first signs of the former rail alignment, including a surprising amount of abandoned infrastructure. Some enterprising gardeners have repurposed some wooden sleepers in interesting ways. Bashing through some more weeds further along finally revealed the entrance to the tunnel.
Lost Railways: Otford and Waterfall Disused Tunnels
Otford Tunnel (Tunnel No.7): The Otford Tunnel is the grand tunnel, of all the six disused rail tunnels in the Helensburgh and surrounds area. None of the other five existing tunnels have more written about them than the Otford Tunnel.
Otford railway tunnel - Wikiwand
The Otford railway tunnel is a heritage-listed former railway tunnel on the Illawarra railway line at Otford, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by the New South Wales Government Railways, and built by W. Rowe and W. Smith …
Otford Tunnel - Helensburgh - YouTube
2024年9月30日 · Otford tunnel is one of a series of 7 single line tunnels built around Helensburgh in 1888, and formed the gateway to what was the old South Coast Railway, j...
ABANDONED Otford RAILWAY TUNNEL No.7 - YouTube
2021年4月19日 · A little bit of history the Otford Railway Tunnel opened in 1888 and is one of 7 original tunnels on the old Illawarra line. The tunnel is built from brick arch form and was the largest and...
Abandoned Railway Tunnels - Visit Sydney Australia
Otford Tunnel: The original single-line 1,540 metre long tunnel was the most dreaded of the tunnels on the Waterfall to Otford section of line as it had a grade of 1 in 40. A further problem was that south westerly winds coming off the ocean blew directly into the southern portal, blowing smoke back into it.
Old Otford Tunnel - Illawarra Ramblers
2021年11月26日 · The Otford Railway Tunnel between Otford and Stanwell Park, almost a mile in length, was constructed in 1888. It was on a grade of I in 40 throughout, rising from Stanwell Park, and had a very tight cross-section for its single track, while its lower end with curve at the portal scooped in any south or south-east wind from the sea.
Otford Tunnel... - Rodney Campbell's Blog
The Otford Tunnel is the grand tunnel, of all the six dis-used rail tunnels in the Helensburgh and surrounds area. Technically it is the No.7 tunnel on the Illawarra line, measuring a whopping 1550m in length, more than double the length of any of the other five tunnels.
Illawarra Tunnels walk | Sydney University Bushwalkers - SUBW
2020年10月10日 · The Lilyvale Track has a slightly easier gradient than the Burgh Track (the usual track to Garawarra Farm) and over a shorter distance. Once on the ridge top it is level for about 1km before joining the Garawarra Ridge Trail. We turned right there to go to Otford Lookout, 2.5km further along.