Glenbrook Tunnel

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Q5568205




The Glenbrook Tunnel is a heritage-listed single-track former railway tunnel that has also seen use as a mustard gas storage facility and as a mushroom farm. It is located on the former Main Western Line at Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia. The Department of Railways designed the tunnel and built it from 1891 to 1892. It is also known as Lapstone Hill tunnel and Former Glenbrook Railway and World War II Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel. The property is owned by Blue Mountains City Council and Land and Property Management Authority, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 5 August 2011. The railway tunnel was originally part of the Glenbrook 1892 single-track deviation, which bypassed the Lapstone Zig Zag across the Blue Mountains. It is 634 metres; 693 yards long and is constructed in an 'S' shape with a gradient of 1:33.

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Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel
length: 660 metre, 
railway tunnel, Australia, 

  • NSW Heritage Database page@
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Location: -33.7651, 150.6323, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Dark's Cave ⓘ
    (Geological feature) Cave on the western side of Fortress Ridge.
  • Red Hands Cave ⓘ
    Australian Aboriginal rock art site in New South Wales
  • Hi-Quality Wallacia Quarry ⓘ
  • Glenbrook Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in New South Wales, Australia (1892-1913)
  • Glenbrook Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in New South Wales, Australia (opened 1913)
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1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel showing surfaces (5061088b2)1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel showing surfaces (5061088b2)
1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Note the refuges for workmen as a train approached. (5061088b4)1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Note the refuges for workmen as a train approached. (5061088b4)
1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel shwoing roof surfaces (5061088b5)1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel shwoing roof surfaces (5061088b5)
1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Entrance to the tunnel (5061088b1)1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Entrance to the tunnel (5061088b1)
1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Detail of entrance to the tunnel (5061088b3)1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Detail of entrance to the tunnel (5061088b3)
1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Entry to the tunnel from the inside (5061088b6)1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Entry to the tunnel from the inside (5061088b6)
1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel showing surfaces (5061088b2)1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel showing surfaces (5061088b2)
1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Note the refuges for workmen as a train approached. (5061088b4)1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Note the refuges for workmen as a train approached. (5061088b4)
1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - SHR Plan 2458 (5061088b7)1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - SHR Plan 2458 (5061088b7)
1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel shwoing roof surfaces (5061088b5)1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel shwoing roof surfaces (5061088b5)
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageNSW Heritage Database page@Wikidata
sitecaveDark's CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveRed Hands Caverock shelter, archaeological siteWikidata
sitemineHi-Quality Wallacia QuarryquarryWikidata
sitetunnelGlenbrook Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelGlenbrook Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
commonsimage1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel showing surfaces (5061088b2) Commons
commonsimage1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Note the refuges for workmen as a train approached. (5061088b4) Commons
commonsimage1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel shwoing roof surfaces (5061088b5) Commons
commonsimage1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Entrance to the tunnel (5061088b1) Commons
commonsimage1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Detail of entrance to the tunnel (5061088b3) Commons
commonsimage1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Entry to the tunnel from the inside (5061088b6) Commons
commonsimage1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel showing surfaces (5061088b2) Commons
commonsimage1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Note the refuges for workmen as a train approached. (5061088b4) Commons
commonsimage1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - SHR Plan 2458 (5061088b7) Commons
commonsimage1861 - Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel - Interior of tunnel shwoing roof surfaces (5061088b5) Commons
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