Glenbrook Deviation (1913)

Glenbrook Deviation (1913)
Overview
OwnerTransport Asset Holding Entity
LocaleBlue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Termini
Service
Type
SystemMain Western line
ServicesNSW TrainLink
History
Opened11 April 1913 (1913-04-11)
Technical
Track lengthapprox. 7 miles (11 km)
Number of tracksDouble
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
New South Wales Heritage Database
(Local Government Register)
Official nameGlenbrook Railway Deviation
TypeLocal government heritage (built)
Designated27 December 1991
Reference no.s.170
TypeRailway line
CategoryOther - Transport - Rail
BuildersDepartment of Railways

The Glenbrook deviation is a section of track on the Main Western line from Emu Plains to Blaxland stations in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The approximately seven-mile-long (eleven-kilometre) double-track deviation was constructed from 1911 to 1913 and replaced the single-track first Glenbrook deviation and the first Glenbrook Tunnel.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LM19130516 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Former Railway Line and Abandoned Rail Tunnel". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Glenbrook Tunnel (Lapstone Hill)". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ Bozier, Rolfe, ed. (n.d.). "Main Western Line". NSWrail.net. Rolfe Bozier. Retrieved 17 May 2020.