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Otford railway tunnel - Wikipedia

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) and Mr. McDonald (vent shaft). The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otford_railway_tunnel

Otford Railway Tunnel - Chellow Dene Avenue, Stanwell Park | Reviews ...

Otford Railway Tunnel is located at Chellow Dene Avenue Stanwell Park, NSW 2508. 3. Is there a primary contact for Otford Railway Tunnel You can contact Otford Railway Tunnel by phone using number +61 2 9873 8500. 4. What is the web address (URL) for Otford Railway Tunnel The website for Otford Railway Tunnel is environment.nsw.gov.au.

http://stanwell-park-nsw.place-advisor.com/otford-railway-tunnel/

ABANDONED Otford RAILWAY TUNNEL No.7 - YouTube

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 a...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTr1Rx4BgdE

Otford Tunnel (Tunnel No. 7) - Helensburgh

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. 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 ...

https://www.helensburgh.com.au/otford-tunnel/

Old Otford Tunnel - Illawarra Ramblers

Thanks to Greg Smith for this article. 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 ...

https://www.illawarraramblers.com.au/old-otford-tunnel/

Historic Railway Tunnels - Helensburgh and Otford - 5 November 2018

Historic Railway Tunnels - Helensburgh and Otford - 5 November 2018. Posted on November 8, 2018 by Dave Noble. This was a very interesting day catching up with a group of old friends and visiting some old railway disused railway tunnels between Waterfall and Stanwell Park. In the party were Keith, Rose, Chris, Otto, Roger and myself.

http://www.david-noble.net/blog/?p=25532

Otford tunnel vision: Plan to turn derelict site into cycleway

Built in 1888, closed in October 1920; 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 ...

https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4771328/otford-tunnel-vision-plan-to-turn-derelict-site-into-cycleway/

Otford abandoned rail tunnel - info required - Railpage

Information about the history of the tunnel and stories of walks through it - when that was allowed - can be found in the book Sydney's Forgotten Illawarra Railways by John Oakes, Also, the December 2002 issue of ARHS Bulletin has an article, although there is much overlap in the content of the article and the book. Both are available from the ARHS booskhop at Central.

https://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11351264-0-asc-s0.htm

Abandoned Railway Tunnels - Sydney, NSW

The abandoned tunnels are all still accessible via an interesting bushwalk between Waterfall and Stanwell Park. Waterfall Tunnel No. 1: Located 1.6 km south of the present Waterfall station. 191 metres long, it was duplicated in 1914, at which time it was opened out and is now a deep cutting.

https://www.visitsydneyaustralia.com.au/abandoned-rail-tunnels.html

PDF Chapter D1 - Character Statements - City of Wollongong

Otford railway tunnel, former station masters house, a former railway cottage, former post office and residence and several semi-detached houses. The village comprises predominantly of single storey and two storey detached brick, weatherboard and red cedar clad dwellings with pitched rooflines, set beneath the tree canopy.

https://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0023/8951/Wollongong-DCP-2009-Chapter-D01-Character-Statements.pdf