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| Overview | |
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| Location | Illawarra railway, Otford, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°12′48″S 151°00′01″E / 34.213221°S 151.000269°E 34°13′14″S 150°59′52″E / 34.220500°S 150.997667°E 34°13′19″S 150°59′50″E / 34.2220°S 150.9971°E 34°13′32″S 150°59′43″E / 34.225496°S 150.995338°E |
| Status | heritage |
| Start | Otford |
| End | Stanwell Park |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Closed | 1915 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 78 chains (5,100 ft; 1,600 m)[1] |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Highest elevation | 105 metres (344 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 60 metres (197 ft) |
| Grade | 1:40 (2.5 %) |
| Architect | NSW Government Railway |
| Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Official name | Otford railway tunnel (former) |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1219 |
| Type | Railway Tunnel |
| Category | Transport - Rail |
| Builders | Tunnel - W. Rowe & W. Smith, Vent shaft-Mr. Mc Donald |
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 (tunnel)[2] and Mr. McDonald (vent shaft).[3] The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[4][5]
- ^ "ALONG THE ILLAWARRA RAILWAY". Illawarra Mercury. Vol. XXXII, no. 142. New South Wales, Australia. 27 August 1887. p. 2.
- ^ "THE ILLAWARRA RAILWAY". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 14,780. New South Wales, Australia. 8 August 1885. p. 16.
- ^ "Public Works Contracts". The Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XLIII, no. 1124. New South Wales, Australia. 1 August 1891. p. 14.
- ^ "Otford railway tunnel (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01219. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Otford Railway Tunnel". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
