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Re: Tunnels

John Duncan McCallum <mccallum@melbpc.org.au> wrote:

> Aidan Stanger wrote:
> 
> > Neil Waller <waller@iweb.net.au> wrote:
> 
> > > In SA the tunnels are (or were)
> 
> > > Sleeps Hill no 1 - Single track
> > > Sleeps Hill no 2 - Single track
> 
> > > these were replaced by the current double track Sleeps Hill tunnel in
> > > 1919 or thereabouts.
> 
> > Is that just because they were single track? Or was there some other
> > reason?
> 
> > > Shepherds Hill (2 single track tunnels)
> 
> The two Sleeps Hill tunnels were on the one single line and had a steel
> viaduct between them.
> 
So what was the reason for the closure? Was it just because the track
was single? Or was there a problem with the viaduct?

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Aidan Stanger
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