The Rhyndaston Tunnel is a , 1-in-40-
grade (2.5%)
railway tunnel in southern
Tasmania
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. The northern end of the tunnel is from the
Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
railway yards. It was built as part of the
Tasmanian Main Line Company
The Tasmanian Main Line Company (T.M.L.) was a privately owned railway company that existed in Tasmania from 1872 to 1890. The company were the first operators of rail services between Hobart and Launceston, where it connected with the Launces ...
's track from Hobart to Western Junction which was completed in 1876.
International containers
The original tunnel was too small to take the original
international containers. The tunnel was widened in the early 1970s using a
tunnel boring machine mounted on
railway wheels, which was maneuvered into place between trains to excavate a few metres at a time.
The later and larger containers may again be too big.
Due to poor ventilation, diesel trains occasionally lose oxygen and fail to make it up the tunnel.
The tunnel is located .
See also
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Rail transport in Tasmania
Rail transport in Tasmania consists of a network of narrow gauge track of reaching virtually all cities and major towns in the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Today, rail services are focused primarily on bulk freight, with no commercial pa ...
References
Railway tunnels in Tasmania
Tunnels completed in 1876
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