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Circa 1900. Anglo-Boer War. Langs Nek tunnel.
Circa 1900. Anglo-Boer War. Langs Nek tunnel.
Tunnelling crew posing at tunnel portal.
Tunnelling crew posing at tunnel portal.

Goods train entering tunnel with road above.
1971. Goods train entering tunnel with road above.
De Doorns, 1929. New tunnel at Triangle in Hex River pass.
De Doorns, 1929. New tunnel at Triangle in Hex River pass.
De Doorns, 1929. Old and new tunnel at Triangle in Hex River pass.
De Doorns, 1929. Old and new tunnel at Triangle in Hex River pass.
George district, circa 1912. Construction of No 2 tunnel in Montagu Pass.
George district, circa 1912. Construction of No 2 tunnel in Montagu Pass.
Waterval-Boven. Western portal of the railway tunnel on the original railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. Western portal of the railway tunnel on the original railway alignment.
Large rock cutting and tunnel under construction with rock being hauled with trolleys on temporar...
Large rock cutting and tunnel under construction with rock being hauled with trolleys on temporary track. EITHER on Pentrich - Manderston in Natal OR on De Aar - Windhoek.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof Pass tunnel.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof Pass tunnel.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof Pass tunnel.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof Pass tunnel.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof pass tunnel.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof pass tunnel.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment. S...
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment. Seen from a distance with the Elands River on the right and Ondervalle siding on the left.
Waterval-Boven, circa 1901. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway ...
Waterval-Boven, circa 1901. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, with blockhouse above the portal.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Langsnek Tunnel, 14 October 1891. Official opening ceremony at the southern portal.
Langsnek Tunnel, 14 October 1891. Official opening ceremony at the southern portal.
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, w...
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, with blockhouse above the tunnel entrance.nel.
Gordon's Bay district. Two men on 6 hp trolley before Sir Lowry's Pass tunnel portal.
Gordon's Bay district. Two men on 6 hp trolley before Sir Lowry's Pass tunnel portal.
Tunnel entrance close to concrete bridge.
Tunnel entrance close to concrete bridge.

Goods train entering tunnel with road above.
1971. Goods train entering tunnel with road above.
Louis Trichardt district, 1951. Passenger train approaching Waterpoort train tunnel in the Soutpa...
Louis Trichardt district, 1951. Passenger train approaching Waterpoort train tunnel in the Soutpansberg.
Waterval-Boven, circa 1893. Workers fixing the rackrail at the western end of the tunnel.
Waterval-Boven, circa 1893. Workers fixing the rackrail at the western end of the tunnel.
George district, circa 1912. Construction of No 2 tunnel in Montagu Pass.
George district, circa 1912. Construction of No 2 tunnel in Montagu Pass.
East London, 1958. Rail bridge with tunnel in the background. The 'Heinrich Knorr' moored next to...
East London, 1958. Rail bridge with tunnel in the background. The 'Heinrich Knorr' moored next to bridge.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof Pass tunnel.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof Pass tunnel.
Alicedale, 1895. Tunnel on the Grahamstown line. (EH Short)
Alicedale, 1895. Tunnel on the Grahamstown line. (EH Short)
Waterval-Boven tunnel. Western portal with well dressed party.
Waterval-Boven tunnel. Western portal with well dressed party.
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, looking west from insid...
Waterval-Boven. The train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, looking west from inside the tunnel.
Pietermaritzburg district. Town Hill tunnel between Teteleku and Ketelfontein stations.
Pietermaritzburg district. Town Hill tunnel between Teteleku and Ketelfontein stations.
Two SAR Class 1E's emerging from double track tunnel.
Two SAR Class 1E's emerging from double track tunnel.
Langsnek Tunnel, July 1900. Damaged northern portal after being blown up.
Langsnek Tunnel, July 1900. Damaged northern portal after being blown up.
De Doorns district. CGR locomotive leaving tunnel in the Hex River mountains.
De Doorns district. CGR locomotive leaving tunnel in the Hex River mountains.
De Doorns district. Hex River tunnel construction.
De Doorns district. Hex River tunnel construction.
Text on back of P0349_02.
Text on back of P0349_02.
Volksrust district. Railway triangle at Laings Nek during tunnel construction.
Volksrust district. Railway triangle at Laings Nek during tunnel construction.
Hex River, 1926. Construction of tunnel.
Hex River, 1926. Construction of tunnel.
Rosh Hanikra, Israel, 1989. Southern entrance of the southern tunnel on the Haifa - Beirut railwa...
Rosh Hanikra, Israel, 1989. Southern entrance of the southern tunnel on the Haifa - Beirut railway line. (Alon Siton)
Rosh Hanikra, Israel, 1989. View into the southern entrance of the southern tunnel on the Haifa -...
Rosh Hanikra, Israel, 1989. View into the southern entrance of the southern tunnel on the Haifa - Beirut railway line. In 2020, this particular space is used for an audiovisual show on the Haifa - Beirut railway line. (Alon Siton)
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven, circa 1894. Construction crew posing at eastern portal of the train tunnel on the...
Waterval-Boven, circa 1894. Construction crew posing at eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
George district, 24 February 1947. Railway tunnel in Montagu Pass.
George district, 24 February 1947. Railway tunnel in Montagu Pass.
Ermelo district, December 1975. Construction of the Overvaal tunnel. [D Dannhauser]
Ermelo district, December 1975. Construction of the Overvaal tunnel. [D Dannhauser]
Balfour, 1980. Close-up of goods wagon at tunnel entrance. [CF Gunter]
Balfour, 1980. Close-up of goods wagon at tunnel entrance. [CF Gunter]
Entrance to twin tunnels.
Entrance to twin tunnels.

Goods train entering tunnel with road above.
1971. Goods train entering tunnel with road above.
Group on inspection trolley emerging from tunnel.
Group on inspection trolley emerging from tunnel.
George district, circa 1912. Construction of No 2 tunnel in Montagu Pass.
George district, circa 1912. Construction of No 2 tunnel in Montagu Pass.
Volksrust district, 1891. Opening of the Laingsnek tunnel.
Volksrust district, 1891. Opening of the Laingsnek tunnel.
De Doorns. Train emerging from tunnel in the Hex River pass.
De Doorns. Train emerging from tunnel in the Hex River pass.
Waterval-Boven. A train leaving one of the tunnels on the realigned railway line to Waterval-Onde...
Waterval-Boven. A train leaving one of the tunnels on the realigned railway line to Waterval-Onder. The realignment was completed in 1908.
De Doorns, 1929. Old and new tunnel at Triangle in Hex River pass.
De Doorns, 1929. Old and new tunnel at Triangle in Hex River pass.
De Doorns, 1929. New tunnel at Triangle in Hex River pass.
De Doorns, 1929. New tunnel at Triangle in Hex River pass.
Waterval-Boven, 1970. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignm...
Waterval-Boven, 1970. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
"Louis Trichardt, 1971.     HF Verwoerd tunnels."
"Louis Trichardt, 1971. HF Verwoerd tunnels."
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof Pass tunnel.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof Pass tunnel.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof Pass tunnel.
Paarl district, 1949. Du Toitskloof Pass tunnel.
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Sir Lowry's Pass. Inspection trolley at entrance to tunnel.
Sir Lowry's Pass. Inspection trolley at entrance to tunnel.
Ceres. Southern end of tunnel with construction workers.
Ceres. Southern end of tunnel with construction workers.
Estcourt, circa 1925. Train at Stockton tunnel. (Album on Natal electrification)
Estcourt, circa 1925. Train at Stockton tunnel. (Album on Natal electrification)
Windhoek, South-West Africa. Railway tunnel at Kruin, south of Windhoek. (Donated by Mr HJ Price)
Windhoek, South-West Africa. Railway tunnel at Kruin, south of Windhoek. (Donated by Mr HJ Price)
Rosh Hanikra, Israel, 1989. Memorial stone on the Haifa - Beirut railway line between the two rai...
Rosh Hanikra, Israel, 1989. Memorial stone on the Haifa - Beirut railway line between the two railway tunnels at the Israel/Lebanon border, with the inscription '10 NZ Railway Constn Company'. (Alon Siton)

Concrete arch bridge close to tunnel.
1975. Concrete arch bridge close to tunnel.
Cut-and-cover construction of tunnel.
Cut-and-cover construction of tunnel.
Labourerrs clearing debris from tunnel entrance.
Labourerrs clearing debris from tunnel entrance.

Tunnel portal.
1990. Tunnel portal.
Waterval-Boven. Trolley on railway line outside tunnel entrance.
Waterval-Boven. Trolley on railway line outside tunnel entrance.
George district, circa 1912. Construction of No 2 tunnel in Montagu Pass.
George district, circa 1912. Construction of No 2 tunnel in Montagu Pass.
De Doorns, 1929. New tunnel at Triangle in Hex River pass.
De Doorns, 1929. New tunnel at Triangle in Hex River pass.
Waterval-Boven, 1926. Motor car leaving the abandoned old train tunnel on the original NZASM rail...
Waterval-Boven, 1926. Motor car leaving the abandoned old train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment.
Waterval-Boven. A trolley on the line outside one of the tunnels on the realigned railway line to...
Waterval-Boven. A trolley on the line outside one of the tunnels on the realigned railway line to Waterval-Onder. The realignment was completed in 1908.
Waterval-Boven. The train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, looking west from insid...
Waterval-Boven. The train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, looking west from inside the tunnel.
Langsnek Tunnel, July 1900. Damaged northern portal after being blown up.
Langsnek Tunnel, July 1900. Damaged northern portal after being blown up.
Hex River Mountains, 1895. Cape 4th Class Stephensons  locomotive emerging from tunnel. (EH Short)
Hex River Mountains, 1895. Cape 4th Class Stephensons locomotive emerging from tunnel. (EH Short)
Large rock cutting and tunnel under construction with rock being hauled with trolleys on temporar...
Large rock cutting and tunnel under construction with rock being hauled with trolleys on temporary track.
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, w...
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, with trolley at tunnel entrance.
Hex River, 1926. Construction of tunnel.
Hex River, 1926. Construction of tunnel.
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, l...
Waterval-Boven. The eastern portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, looking west from inside the tunnel.
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, w...
Waterval-Boven. The western portal of the train tunnel on the original NZASM railway alignment, with well dressed group at tunnel entrance.
Langsnek Tunnel, 14 October 1891. Official opening ceremony at the southern portal.
Langsnek Tunnel, 14 October 1891. Official opening ceremony at the southern portal.
Mooi River district, circa 1925. Entrance to Stockton tunnel. (Album on Natal electrification)
Mooi River district, circa 1925. Entrance to Stockton tunnel. (Album on Natal electrification)
Estcourt district, 13 July 1925. Stockton tunnel view from Willbrook substation. (Album on Natal ...
Estcourt district, 13 July 1925. Stockton tunnel view from Willbrook substation. (Album on Natal electrification)
George district. Cutting and tunnle in Montagu Pass. (Lund collection)
George district. Cutting and tunnle in Montagu Pass. (Lund collection)
Workers on trolley at entrance to tunnel. (Lund collection)
Workers on trolley at entrance to tunnel. (Lund collection)
Natal. SAR Class 6E1 Srs 7 on container train at twin tunnel entrance on new Majuba line.
Natal. SAR Class 6E1 Srs 7 on container train at twin tunnel entrance on new Majuba line.
Natal, 1963. Passenger train No 192 'Trans-Natal' double-headed by SAR Class 5E's emerging from t...
Natal, 1963. Passenger train No 192 'Trans-Natal' double-headed by SAR Class 5E's emerging from tunnel 8 on the Natal main line.