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Index Como railway bridge

The Como railway bridge carries the Illawarra railway line across the Georges River between the Sydney suburbs of Oatley and Como.[1]

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  1. 20 relations: Como, New South Wales, Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, Gauntlet track, Georges River, Hurstville railway station, John Holland Group, John Whitton, Lattice truss bridge, New South Wales Government Railways, New South Wales State Heritage Register, Oatley, New South Wales, Penshurst, New South Wales, Railroad switch, South Coast railway line, New South Wales, Sutherland railway station, Sydney, Sydney Water, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), The Sydney Morning Herald, Woronora Dam.

  2. Bridges completed in 1885
  3. Bridges in Sydney
  4. Georges River
  5. Illawarra railway line
  6. Lattice truss bridges

Como, New South Wales

Como is a suburb in southern Sydney, located on the southern banks of the Georges River, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line

The Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line (numbered T4, coloured azure blue) is a commuter railway line on the Sydney Trains network in the eastern and southern suburbs of Sydney. Como railway bridge and eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line are Illawarra railway line.

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Gauntlet track

Gauntlet track or interlaced track, also gantlet track is an arrangement in which railway tracks run parallel on a single track bed and are interlaced (i.e., overlapped) in such a way that only one pair of rails can be used at any time.

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Georges River

The Georges River, also known as Tucoerah River, is an intermediate tide-dominated drowned valley estuary, that is located in Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Hurstville railway station

Hurstville railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Hurstville. Como railway bridge and Hurstville railway station are Illawarra railway line.

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John Holland Group

The John Holland Group is an infrastructure, building, rail and transport business operating in Australia and New Zealand.

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John Whitton

John Whitton (1820 near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England – 20 February 1898), an Anglo–Australian railway engineer, was the Engineer-in-Charge for the New South Wales Government Railways, serving between 1856 and 1890, considered the Father of New South Wales Railways.

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Lattice truss bridge

A lattice truss bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a lattice. Como railway bridge and lattice truss bridge are lattice truss bridges.

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New South Wales Government Railways

The New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) was the agency of the Government of New South Wales that administered rail transport in New South Wales, Australia, between 1855 and 1932.

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New South Wales State Heritage Register

The New South Wales State Heritage Register, also known as NSW State Heritage Register, is a heritage list of places in the state of New South Wales, Australia, that are protected by New South Wales legislation, generally covered by the Heritage Act 1977 and its 2010 amendments.

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Oatley, New South Wales

Oatley is a suburb in Southern Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Penshurst, New South Wales

Penshurst is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Railroad switch

A railroad switch, turnout, or points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off.

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South Coast railway line, New South Wales

The South Coast Railway (also known as the Illawarra Railway) is a commuter and goods railway line from Sydney to Wollongong and Bomaderry in New South Wales, Australia.

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Sutherland railway station

Sutherland railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sutherland. Como railway bridge and Sutherland railway station are Illawarra railway line.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Sydney Water

Sydney Water, formally, Sydney Water Corporation, is a Government of New South Walesowned statutory corporation that provides potable drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater services to Greater Metropolitan Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains regions, in the Australian state of New South Wales.

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The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)

The Daily Telegraph, also nicknamed The Tele, is an Australian tabloid newspaper published by Nationwide News Pty Limited, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.

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Woronora Dam

The Woronora Dam is a heritage-listed concrete gravity dam with an uncontrolled serpentine spillway across the Woronora River, located south of Greater Metropolitan Sydney, in the suburb of Woronora Dam, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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See also

Bridges completed in 1885

Bridges in Sydney

Georges River

Illawarra railway line

Lattice truss bridges

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Como_railway_bridge