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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.
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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.
The Victoria Tunnel in Liverpool, England is a 1.537 miles (2.474 km) long rail tunnel. Opened in 1849, its eastern portal is adjacent to Edge Hill station . The western portal opens into a short (69 yards or 63 metres) cutting, between Byrom Street and Fontenoy Street, the shorter Waterloo Tunnel exits the cutting terminating at Waterloo Dock.
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 .
The tunnel was opened officially by the mayor of Wellington, Thomas Hislop, on 12 October 1931. Although the tunnel has been eclipsed in terms of features and amenities by more recent tunnels around the country, such as the Terrace Motorway Tunnel, the Mount Victoria Tunnel was the first road tunnel in New Zealand to be mechanically ventilated.