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- Subject: Re: Unusual tunnels?
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:59:47 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec22.222343.5650@mailhost.ocs.mq.edu.au>
- eoliver@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au (Eddie Oliver) writes:
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- >
- >There are two spirals in New South Wales. One, at Border Loop going into
- >Queensland, is a "standard" spiral, albeit with an extra tunnel which is
- >not required as part of the tracks-crossing-over-themselves function. The
- >other at Bethungra (near Junee) is more unusual, because the spiral is on
- >only one of two tracks in a double-track route. The downhill track is
- >direct, but the uphill track passes over and under not only itself
- >but the downhill track as well. At one point, there are three "layers"
- >visible along the side of the hill: the uppermost part of the uphill track,
- >then the downhill track in the middle, then the lower part of the uphill
- >track.
- >
- >Eddie Oliver
-
- That sounds like railfan's heaven!
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- I've been waiting and waiting for someone to mention this one, but nobody has
- so here goes. Unless I am misinterpreting what you are referring to as spirals
- there used to be one on the Bonavista Branch (3'6" gauge) in Newfoundland. It
- was called "Princeton Loop".
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