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The Victoria Tunnel is a railway tunnel located in Queensland, Australia.At 537 metres (1,762 ft), the tunnel is the longer of the two oldest railway tunnels in Queensland, the other being known as the 'Six Chain', either because it is 6 chains (400 ft; 120 m) long, or is situated entirely on a 6-chain (400 ft; 120 m) radius curve, or both.
The Victoria Tunnel is a subterranean wagonway that runs under Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from the Town Moor down to the River Tyne. It was built between 1839 and 1842 to transport coal from Leazes Main Colliery in Spital Tongues , to riverside staithes (jetties), ready for loading onto boats for export.
The Victoria Tunnel Newcastle opened in 1842, is a 3.9-kilometre (2.4 mi) subterranean wagonway with a maximum depth of 26 metres (85 ft) that drops 222 feet (68 m) from entrance to exit. The tunnel runs under Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and originally exited at the River Tyne. It remains largely intact.
The Australian state of Victoria has only ever had about 10 tunnels on its railway network, with some others on private narrow gauge tramways. This is due to the relatively easy terrain through which most of the lines were built. The portal of the Big Hill railway tunnel, 390 metres long, originally double-tracked
Two bored tunnels carrying two motorway grade lanes of traffic in each direction [47] Leopard Street Tunnel: Brisbane: Stormwater: c. 1890: Main Range tunnels: Main Range: Main Line: Rail: 886 2,907: A series of nine single-track or double-track tunnels that date from c. 1866: Many Peaks - Monto loop line: Boyne Valley: Gladstone to Monto ...
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Mount Victoria Tunnel, Wellington, New Zealand Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
Stub tunnels for the new tunnel were built during the construction of the interchange. On the surface above the underground interchange is a parkland known as Rozelle Parklands . The interchange has been described as "Australia's most complex underground junction" and a spaghetti junction .