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Tue 13 May 1913 - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Page 12 - BIG RAILWAY WORK.

IBIG RAILWAY WORK.

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GLENBEOOK DEVIATION.

OPEN TO TRAFFIC.

PARTICULARS OF THE WORK.

Line 2.0.0Tho railway Uno which is used by trains
Line 2.0.1travelling up the Blue Mountains Is the
Line 2.0.2"down" line according to railway parlance,
Line 2.0.3and, similarly, tho train returns to Sydney on
Line 2.0.4the "up" line, according to railway termino
Line 2.0.5"logy. Passengers travelling to the mountains
Line 2.0.6now travel portion of the journey over a new
Line 2.0.7route. They will use tho Glenbrook deviation,
Line 2.0.8which possesses many advantages over the old
Line 2.0.9route, though it is two miles M chains longer
Line 2.0.10than the existing road, and measures alto-
Line 2.0.11gether 7 miles C6 chains. But tllo gradi- on
Line 2.0.12the new route is 1 in 60 throughout, with the
Line 2.0.13exception of a short length near Glenbrook
Line 2.0.14station, where it is 1 in 100. The grado on
Line 2.0.15tho route previously used up Lapstono Hill
Line 2.0.16was 1 In 30 for a length of about two miles.
Line 2.0.17Ono engine will do thq work on tho deviation
Line 2.0.18routo that it needed two to do on tho old
Line 2.0.19route, and there will bo no suffocation In the

Glenbrook tunnel.

Line 2.2.0Tho now routo la picturesque; in fact, rail-
Line 2.2.1Fix this textway officers Bay it is one of the most beauti-
Line 2.2.2ful scenic Journeys on the railways of this
Line 2.2.3State. Tho dreaded Glenbrook tunnel will be
Line 2.2.4avoided on tho trip to tho mountains, though
Line 2.2.5it will bo used on tho journey back. Then the
Line 2.2.6engino will not be puffing and tolling up a
Line 2.2.7Btifl grade, but instead will be running down
Line 2.2.8by gravitation, so that passengers will be in-
Line 2.2.9convenienced but little. The new journey has
Line 2.2.10a tunnel, but It is only 11 chains long, and

ÍTHB EIGHT-AECH LVIADIÍCT OVER KNAPSACK GULLY.

Line 5.0.0is on a grade of 1 in 60. Along -what is called«
Line 5.0.1tho cliff soction on tho slope of Glenbrook
Line 5.0.2Creek heavy earthworks had to bo carried out.
Line 5.0.3Tho height of tho cliffs varied from 240ft to
Line 5.0.4270ft. Along their edgo tho trains aro now
Line 5.0.5running, and the routo gives tourlstB and
Line 5.0.6others a series of boautlful views of scenery
Line 5.0.7of creek and river, mountain and plain, and
Line 5.0.8hill and valley, that was not before possible.

Line 5.1.0The deviation commencos at Emu Plains,
Line 5.1.13G miles 52 chains from Sydney, and branches
Line 5.1.2away in a northerly direction for about a milo
Line 5.1.3and a quarter. It crosses the existing Uno
Line 5.1.4again at about 37 milos 30 chains. Thence it
Line 5.1.5travels along tho slope between the existing
Line 5.1.6Uno and the Nepean River, crossing Knapsack
Line 5.1.7Gully over a double line brick viaduct, built
Line 5.1.8on eight arches. Travelling along tire edge of
Line 5.1.9tho cliffs 400ft above Glonbrook Crook, the
Line 5.1.10passenger can obtain splendid views of tho
Line 5.1.11Nepean River. The tunnel is at the southern
Line 5.1.12end of tho spur on which Glenbrook village
Line 5.1.13is situated. Travelling north-westerly, the
Line 5.1.14routo runs on to the site of the new Glenbrook
Line 5.1.15station, which is about a quarter of a mile
Line 5.1.16south of the old site. Tho doviation continues
Line 5.1.17in a north-westerly route, and passes under
Line 5.1.18the old line at about 41 miles, and then in a
Line 5.1.19westerly direction to Blaxland station, joining
Line 5.1.20the old Uno at 41 miles 64 chains.

Line 5.2.0Tho work was commenced in March, 1311, and
Line 5.2.1on Sunday last what is known to railway men
Line 5.2.2as tho "down" road was opened to traffic, the
Line 5.2.3trains travelling up to tho mountain resorts
Line 5.2.4by the new route. The formation has boen
Line 5.2.5taken out for a double line, and tho second
Line 5.2.6road will bo ready tor traffic about the end
Line 5.2.7of June. The existing line is to bo rotainod
Line 5.2.8as a relief road, but it will only be used for
Line 5.2.9trains journeying to Sydney, and not on their
Line 5.2.10journey to tho mountains. The now road will
Line 5.2.11make little or no différence in tho time taksn,
Line 5.2.12but, besides relieving congestion, it will avoid
Line 5.2.13tho Glenbrook Tunnol, and give an castor
Line 5.2.14grado and a moro picturesque route. Tho
Line 5.2.15work has boen carried out on the day-labour
Line 5.2.16system by the department of the Engineer-in

Chlef for Existing Lines.

Line 5.4.0Railway officers are very proud of their
Line 5.4.1achievement. The greatest number of men
Line 5.4.2employed at any one time was 1400, and at
Line 5.4.3that timo their fortnightly pay averaged
Line 5.4.4about £6000. Ever}' advantage was taken of
Line 5.4.5modern appliances in carrying out the work.
Line 5.4.6A powor-Tiouso capable of generating a 2200
Line 5.4.7volt current, erected at Glenbrook, carried
Line 5.4.8electricity over the works to the faces of the
Line 5.4.9cliffs, and so supplied power for working the
Line 5.4.10compressod-air drills, -which auger-like bored
Line 5.4.11the way through tho mountain. Portion of the
Line 5.4.12Zig-zag waB used for running materials along;
Line 5.4.13in other places temporary, but sturdy, lines
Line 5.4.14had to bo erected. At tho Bluff, whore tho
Line 5.4.15tunnel was cut, tho work was carried out from
Line 5.4.16a shelf cut Into a wall of the roclc To get
Line 5.4.17tho material down, what was known as a
Line 5.4.18funicular railway had to bo built. Part of it
Line 5.4.19had a drop of 1 in 12, while for the rest the
Line 5.4.20journey down was 1 in 3. The. tunnol itself
Line 5.4.21was lit up .by electricity, and fans kept tho

air pure.

Line 5.6.0On this doviation the steam navvy was first
Line 5.6.1tried on Stato railway works, and proved a
Line 5.6.2great success. Its great scoop or shovel
Line 5.6.3soized earth and rock, and tossed them aside,
Line 5.6.4accounting for about 23 tons at each ponder-
Line 5.6.5ous movement. Steam derrick locomotive
Line 5.6.6cranes tossed huge bouldors about with caso;
Line 5.6.7olsowhoro steam travelling gantries did their
Line 5.6.8Herculean work with equal facility.

Line 5.7.0A year ago an estlmato of tho probable cost
Line 5.7.1of tho deviation was given at £200,000. Par-
Line 5.7.2ticulars of tho actual cost aro not yet avail-
Line 5.7.3able. Much of tho plant purchased for the
Line 5.7.4work will bo transferred to other works, and
Line 5.7.5so adjustments must bo made. When the pro-
Line 5.7.6posal was first submitted to the Public Wortes
Line 5.7.7Committee it provided for a singlo track, but
Line 5.7.8in view of the heavy nature of tho work, and
Line 5.7.9the difficulty that would havo followed the
Line 5.7.10building of a double track later, it was decided
Line 5.7.11to make tho lino a double one at once. This,
Line 5.7.12of coursoe added greatly to the cost Then
Line 5.7.13again the increases granted tho mon em-
Line 5.7.14ployed, and tho oxtra prico of materials,
Line 5.7.15brought tho cost of tho work to a mach higher
Line 5.7.16figure than was at first contomplatod.

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