Rhyndaston Tunnel (original) (raw)

The Rhyndaston Tunnel is a 955-metre-long (3,133 ft), 1-in-40-grade (2.5%) railway tunnel in southern Tasmania. The northern end of the tunnel is 72.5 kilometres (45.0 mi) from the Hobart railway yards. It was built as part of the Tasmanian Main Line Company's track from Hobart to Western Junction which was completed in 1876.