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Old vehicle passing through the Dowd’s Hill cutting for the tunnel, c. 1920s
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Dowd’s Hill tunnel Ucolta, c. 1920s
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Y Class locomotive 248 exiting Dowd’s Hill on the Ucolta side of the tunnel, c. 1920s. This was in the era when the locomotives didn’t have headlights.
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Dowd’s Hill tunnel at Ucolta, c. 1920s. Photo by L Rasmus.
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Y Class locomotive exiting the Dowd’s Hill tunnel east of Peterborough, c. 1925. Photo by L Rasmus.
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Road making on Dowd’s Hill, 1944. Stan Cummings at back, Laurie Malycha in front. Photo by L. Rasmus.
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Road making on Dowd’s Hill, 1944. Photo by L Rasmus.
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Road making on Dowd’s Hill, 1944. Photo by L Rasmus.
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Road making on Dowd’s Hill, 1944. Photo by L Rasmus.
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Road making on Dowd’s Hill, 1944. Photo by L Rasmus.
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Dowd’s Hill tunnel at Ucolta, c. 1950s
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Standardisation earthworks at Dowd’s Hill, 1967
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Digging the cutting at Dowd’s hill for standardisation, 1967
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Earthworks at Dowd’s Hill, Ucolta, for standardisation, 1967
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Earthworks at Dowd’s Hill, Ucolta, for standardisation, 1967
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Earthworks at Dowd’s Hill, Ucolta, for standardisation, 1967. The original tunnel is to the left and the new cutting to the right.
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Approaching the Dowd’s Hill narrow gauge tunnel at Ucolta, 1967
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The first Peterborough standard gauge diesel railway picnic train through Dowd’s Hill to Amelia Park, 1967
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The first Peterborough standard gauge diesel railway picnic train through Dowd’s Hill to Amelia Park, 1967
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600 Class locomotive 601 to Cockburn exiting Dowd’s Hill tunnel, 2 December 1969. The narrow gauge track had undergone a temporary conversion to standard gauge with every fourth sleeper replaced.
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600 Class locomotive 601 to Cockburn exiting Dowd’s Hill tunnel, 2 December 1969. The narrow gauge track had undergone a temporary conversion to standard gauge with every fourth sleeper replaced.
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400 Class locomotive 409 passing through the Dowd’s Hill cutting, c. 1970.
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Locomotive about to enter Dowd’s Hill tunnel prior to it being covered, 1971
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First movement train through Dowd’s Hill tunnel, 1971
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Farm adjacent to Dowd’s Hill tunnel Ucolta, 1971. Looking north west from the top of the hill.
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Beginning construction of new Dowd’s Hill tunnel for standardisation, 1971. Looking north west from the top of the hill.
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Construction of Dowd’s Hill tunnel Ucolta for the new standard gauge line, April 1971
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Construction of Dowd’s Hill tunnel Ucolta for the new standard gauge line, April 1971
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Construction of Dowd’s Hill tunnel Ucolta for the new standard gauge line, April 1971
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Construction of Dowd’s Hill tunnel Ucolta for the new standard gauge line, April 1971
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Construction of Dowd’s Hill tunnel Ucolta for the new standard gauge line, April 1971
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Construction of Dowd’s Hill tunnel Ucolta for the new standard gauge line, April 1971
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New Dowd’s Hill tunnel at Ucolta before being covered with earth, 1971
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Indian Pacific 700 Class locomotive 703 exiting Dowd’s Hill tunnel, Ucolta, 1971
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700 Class locomotive exiting Dowd’s Hill tunnel, Ucolta 1971
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Dowd’s Hill new tunnel, special haulage movement, 1972
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Pirinari Whyalla, the first steam train from Sydney to Whyalla about to pass through the Dowd’s Hill cutting, October 1972. Photo by M Billett.
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Indian Pacific hauling the Indian Pacific through the standard gauge Dowd’s Hill tunnel and cutting, 1972
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Solar charging and battery box under test at Dowd’s Hill tunnel, October 1974.
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Twin 600 class on Dowd’s Hill Ucolta, about to enter the tunnel, 1974
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Twin 600 class locomotives on the 500 Up service about to enter Dowd’s Hill tunnel, February 1974
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