Helensburg Station Tunnel

Today I went out to the old stopping ground of my Grandad to have a look around and also have a look at the tunnels. This tunnel is perhaps one of the most interesting on the alignment. It emerges right at the heels of Old Helensburgh Railway Station. There are few remains of the old station left but the platform is still preserved as are the posts that supported the station sign. The sign itself was removed after vandals stole letters. The station building has also since been demolished. These tunnels were the original railway route of the South Coast and trains travelled through these tunnels before its closure in 1915 (now relocated) due to health issues of trains passengers. Their lungs inhaled steamy smoke as they moved through the tight walls of the tunnels.