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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 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.
A tunnel is an underground passageway with no defined minimum length, though it may be considered to be at least twice as long as wide. Some government bodies define a tunnel as 150 metres (0.093 mi) in length or longer. [1] A tunnel may be for pedestrians or cyclists, for general road traffic, for motor vehicles only, for rail traffic, or for ...
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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Bylong Rail Tunnel: Bylong: Sandy Hollow to Maryvale Line, No 3 of 5: Rail: 1,975 6,480: At the time of its construction, it was the longest rail tunnel [citation needed] Boronia Tunnels: Cowan: Main North line: Rail: 1,313 4,308: 1-4 in use, 5 deviated; double track; longest tunnel is 602 metres (1,975 ft) Bungendore - Queanbeyan rail: Bombala ...
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.
Multanova Speed Camera in the median strip of the eastbound lanes on the Graham Farmer Freeway prior to the northbridge tunnel entrance in Perth, Western Australia. Used only in Western Australia, this Doppler RADAR-based camera is mounted usually on a tripod on the side of the road. It is sometimes covered by a black sheet and there is usually ...