This 149 -year -old tunnel hidden in a mountain of South Africa is a past historic relic waiting for rediscovered.
The Tunnel of the Hex River, built in 1876, is considered to be the oldest railway tunnel in South Africa, built so far.
It can only be accessed with 4×4 vehicles, and this trip includes navigation on terrible unpaved roads, narrow paths, and railway tracks on railway.
The South African capital, Cape Town and Kimaruberry, were built following the discovery of diamonds in the northern part of the country.
A 35km tunnel between De DOORNS and Tunnel Station was built by Brownger and Pauling.
It was an amazing engineering result at the time, designed to navigate the challenging terrain of Hex River Mountain.
The tunnel was built by hand using a shovel and a picx, navigating a steep battress too narrow for the railway line to bypass.
After working on various obstacles, such as rocky paths and mud -filled sections, the tunnel is on display surrounded by the stone -piled portal.
The portal of the tunnel is made of a stone -dressed stone, but the inside is not unraveled.
In 1929, the truck was temporarily detoured, and the second concrete lining tunnel was built to respond to large locomotives.
The new tunnel provided a railway line until it was closed in 1989.
The tunnel is the relic of the passing era and stands quietly in a sturdy landscape.
