Glenbrook Tunnel (1913)

Glenbrook Tunnel (1913)
Overview
LineMain Western Line
LocationGlenbrook, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°46′51″S 150°37′40″E / 33.7807°S 150.6278°E / -33.7807; 150.6278
SystemNSW TrainLink
Operation
Work begunMarch 1911 (1911-03)
Opened11 May 1913 (1913-05-11)
OwnerTransport Asset Holding Entity
TrafficTrain
CharacterPassenger; freight
Technical
Length283 metres (928 ft)
No. of tracksDouble
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Grade1:60

The Glenbrook Tunnel is a double-track railway tunnel located on the Main Western Line, near Glenbrook, in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the Transport Asset Holding Entity. The railway tunnel is part of the Glenbrook 1913 double-track deviation, which replaced the Glenbrook 1892 single-track deviation across the Blue Mountains. The tunnel is 283 metres (928 ft) long[1][2][3] and was officially opened on 11 May 1913.[4]

  1. ^ "Glenbrook Tunnel". NSWrail.net. Rolfe Bozier. n.d. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "BIG RAILWAY WORK". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 May 1913. Retrieved 14 May 2020 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Glenbrook Deviation". Nepean Times. 17 May 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2020 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "New Railway Line". Nepean Times. 10 May 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2020 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.