Type : Spiral
Distance from Sydney : 871.071km (start Up side)
Opened : 28 September 1930
Closed : n/a
Status : In use
Name meaning : Same as Cougal
Notes : Spiral Tunnel #1 871.948km, Spiral Tunnel #2 872.661km, underbridge 873.217km
Design of the spiral
Cougal spiral from the Australian Womens Weekly in 1975
Location of the spiral (Six Maps)
The spiral during construction
Cougal Spiral in 1971 (unknown photographer)
Brisbane Ltd. Early 60s on the Dry Bridge (Spiral)
3636 on #2 Brisbane Express crosses Grady's Creek at the Border Loop on 17/9/1936 (State Archives)
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3636 on #2 Brisbane Express crosses Grady's Creek at the Border Loop on 17/9/1936 (State Archives)
Mark Bennett
The December 2021 view on the down.
5908 heads a NSWRTM tour train across Grady's Creek at the Border Loop on 27/4/1969 (State Archives)
Brisbane Express, Grady's Creek crossing (Border Loop), 1/3/1978 (State Archives)
17th and 18th June 1952, test run of two 40 class engines Sydney to Brisbane at Grady's Creek, Border Loop - details of car makeup on the card (State Archives)
Looking to the rear of No.1 "Brisbane Limited Express" as it climbs the 1 in 66 near Cougal and crosses Grady's creek No.5 viaduct. 2-11-1972. (Graeme Kirkby)
Border Loop area, 1940 (Judith Hall)
Ronny Webb photo's. First two are double 442's on NL1 Brisbane Limited climbing the spiral towards Border Loop. Then 44227/4431 on steel train crossing Grady's creek bridge Cougal. Lastly fettlers trike in same location, in March 83.
Expo Express crossing Gradys Creek Bridge #5, July 1988
The Brisbane Mail crossing over No.1 Spiral Tunnel in 1940
Cougal Spiral, around 1940
No. 1 Brisbane Express on Cougal Spiral (undated) (Records NSW)
Notes indicate this is a 647 ton train on a test run led by two 40 class locos.
Down Brisbane Limited 4410, 24 October 1966 (Weston Langford Collection)
Cougal Spiral, 1968 (John Shields)