Windmill Hill Cutting, Railway cutting near Toodyay, Western Australia.
The railway cutting extends 510 meters in length and reaches a depth of 34 meters through solid granite rock formations.
Engineers excavated 3 million cubic meters of rock between 1963 and 1964 to create this passage for the Eastern Railway connection.
The cutting represents a major engineering achievement in Australian railway construction, connecting Perth with other states through standard gauge tracks.
Visitors can access the viewing point from Northam-Toodyay Road by following directional signs to a gravel parking area.
The exposed rock walls at Windmill Hill reveal geological formations that earned the site nomination as a heritage location in the 1990s.
Location: Western Australia
GPS coordinates: -31.58330,116.50000
Latest update: March 4, 2025 09:40
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