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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.
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 Victoria Tunnel was built to transport coal from Spital Tongues Colliery, opened in 1836, to the river Tyne. 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi (4 km) long and up to 85 ft (26 m) deep, the tunnel was built by 200 men between 1839 and 1842, and came about as a result of the owners, Latimer and Porter, being refused permission to build a surface wagonway across ...
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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 removal of lanes to the Anzac Bridge from the City West Link and Victoria Road has been criticised. [12] Priority of traffic consisting of two lanes is given to the toll roads, whereas the other lanes are merged coming from Victoria Road and the Iron Cove Link Tunnel, supporting the maximum 4 lanes over the Anzac Bridge.
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.