In all, the railroad required five switchbacks, a tunnel and extremely high trestles to make the ascent to Crown King.
Such an extension would require a U-shaped tunnel passing through the Pottinger Peak.
This system requires a deep tunnel that's built in a firm rock.
His second route was decided on but required a tunnel through the chalk hills; work on this did not start until 1819.
Since the proposal would have required a tunnel through a ridge, this plan was soon dropped.
This route required a tunnel at Oxenhall, and another act of parliament was obtained in 1793 to sanction the new route.
Extension of the line onwards from Blankenese station would have required a tunnel.
Its route required a tunnel to be dug directly underneath Devizes Castle.
The ruling grade would have been about 1:60, and would possibly have required a second short tunnel to pass through a spur.
A partial solution that did not require a new tunnel opened on October 13, 2009, after fast-track construction using federal stimulus money.