An interesting side result of the Stanwell Viaduct closure only days before the official electrification opening resulted in a few single deck interurbans trains being isolated in Wollongong to perform suburban services there..
When maintenance was required they were diesel hauled up to Moss Vale.
Regards,
> On 27 Jun 2017, at 12:03 pm, 'Noel Reed'noelreed10@... [TramsDownUnder] TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:
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> I have heard about that proposed tunnel for the Illawarra railway years ago
> when there was a major failure of the Stanwell Creek viaduct causing a
> closure of the line when the electrification to Wollongong was about to be
> introduced.
>
> Freight trains to and from the Port Kembla area have to travel through the
> Sydney metropolitan area to access the Illawarra line or to travel via the
> Moss Vale - Unanderra line.
>
> The Maldon - Dombarton railway would seem the best route for freight
> traffic. The 25Kv electrification system was proposed but then stopped after
> preparatory work was done.
> It could still be completed and used for diesel hauled trains by use of a
> ventilation system as installed for the Otira Tunnel in New Zealand.
> Noel Reed.
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> On 27/06/17 10:07, Tony Gallowayarg@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> > Deceit and corruption - core values of the NSW kleptocracy :
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> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-27/secret-rail-tunnel-from-wollongong-to-
> sydney-revealed/8653008
> >
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> An EIS was done for that tunnel when I was a teenager. And then buried
> to be forgotten about.
> One of the issues was the freight trains would have to be electrically
> hauled, and even in the 80s, the electrics were not favoured any more.
> Also there was the issue of what to do with the old line - it wouldn't
> be viable to keep it running (one of the reasons for the tunnel was to
> bypass unstable geology), so a handful of stations would close and the
> locations loose their rail service.
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