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Old Sleeps Hill Tunnels, was:- Re: Tunnels



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

> > > > 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?

I suspect it was because of duplication of the line.
It would have been cheaper to build a new double track tunnel than to
build 
two more single line tunnels and another bridge.

John McCallum