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The abandoned tunnels extend some distance in either direction from St James. To the north is a double-track tunnel which proceeds for some 250 metres under Macquarie Street to be roughly parallel with the State Library; to the south two single-track tunnels extend to Whitlam Square at the intersection of Liverpool and College Streets. [13] [14]
3 tunnels Sydney Harbour Tunnel: Between Woolloomooloo and North Sydney under Sydney Harbour: Sydney Harbour Tunnel : Road: 2,800 9,200 [23] Sydney Harbour railway electricity tunnel: Between Birchgrove and Greenwich: Below Sydney Harbour: Power supply: 540 1,760: Approximate distance [24] [25] Sydney Metro Northwest: Between Bella Vista and ...
The film is framed as a documentary, occasionally cutting away to interviews with Natasha and Steve recorded after the events. In the midst of the drought and water shortages, the Government of New South Wales announced plans to recycle millions of litres of water trapped in a network of abandoned train tunnels beneath the heart of Sydney.
There are several railway lines that have been either fully or partially converted for other purposes. The dates refer to each railway line's existence as part of the wider Sydney Trains and freight railway network. Fully converted lines. The Epping to Chatswood railway line (2009-2018), converted to form part of the Sydney Metro Northwest line.
Construction commenced in late 1951 on sites around Central and Redfern stations with preliminary railway tunnels blasted 27 metres (90 ft) below Martin Place but ceased in 1952 due to a recession. [3] [5] Works on the four platforms at Central was approximately 30% completed when the project was abandoned again. The project was not revived ...
The abandoned station is surrounded on one side by backyard fences. While this is a common sight in Sydney's working class inner-west and inner-south, it is unusual to see the backyards of multimillion-dollar properties backing onto a heavy rail line just metres away. On the other side, the station is bordered by a large empty park-like area.
Building Sydney Rail Network, c. 1926, Arthur Ernest Foster Wynyard railway station, 1940s Former tram tunnels leading to disused platforms 1 and 2 The station opened on 28 February 1932. [ 4 ] Wynyard was originally constructed with six platforms (the existing four platforms are still numbered from 3 to 6), with platforms 1-4 located on the ...
The Helensburgh Tunnels refer to a series of seven, now abandoned, tunnels between Waterfall and Otford. These tunnels, approximately 3,257 metres (10,686 ft) in total, were built between 1884 and 1886 and were part of the original alignment of the rail line. They were abandoned by 1920 when the new line was built. [11] [12]