Stone Walls above the Glow Worm Tunnel
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Maps: LPI Ben Bullen 89314S GR: Track Notes: Comments: High above the Glow Worm Tunnel, hidden under the moss & by the bush are a series of brick & stone walls. The walls were built around 1906 when the Wolgan Valley Railway was being developed.. They were built in a creek bed, apparently to stop rocks & other debris falling onto the railway line immediately below. The brick wall at the cliff edge forms a small reservoir. It is strong enough to catch large tree trunks washed down the creek. The stone walls a few metres further up the creek bed are massive, built to last. They block about 85% of the width of the creek. The gap was left intentionally & was built square. Above the tunnel there are retaining walls, apparently to further protect trains emerging from the tunnel.
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