The Swan View Tunnel is located at Swan View, Western Australia on the edge of the Darling Scarp, and at the southern side of the Jane Brook valley. Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... Darling Range (~2000 ft elevation), Perth, Swan River estuary. ...

As part of the Western Australian railway network of the twentieth century, it was the only tunnel within that system, being built on the alignment that replaced the original Eastern Railway that went through Smith's Mill - Glen Forrest, and Mundaring. The following railroads have been known as Eastern Railroad or Eastern Railway: Eastern Railway (Alabama) Eastern Railway (Western Australia) Austrian Eastern Railway Eastern Railway (India) Eastern Railroad (Maine), a competitor and later subsidiary of the Boston and Maine Railroad from Boston, Massachusetts through New Hampshire into Maine Eastern Railway (Minnesota... The Shire of Mundaring is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ...

The tunnel and the Garratt locomotives that were used by the Western Australian Government Railways in the 1940's were not a happy mix. Accidents occurred and a Royal Commission ensued. Garratt on the Welsh Higland Railway South African Garratt Diagram of a Garratt locomotive A Garratt is a type of steam locomotive that is articulated, normally in three parts. ... Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) was the earlier name for the current Public Transport Authority (PTA) of Western Australia, an arm of the Government of Western Australia. ...

The single line tunnel was insufficient for traffic, and a diversion was added on the northern side of the hill that the tunnel passed through. The railway line through the tunnel was lifted after the closing of the older and steeper Eastern Railway and the building of the Avon Valley diversion which was completed in 1966.

For a period of time after the 1960's gates/doors were put at either end of the tunnel. These were later removed.

The tunnel remains intact, and has been used for night-time walks by ghost tour operators. It exists within the John Forrest Heritage Trail which in turn is a component of the larger Railway Reserve Heritage Trail.

Due to its location within the John Forrest National Park the tunnel and its adjacent landscape exist within a conserved state which will remain unchanged. John Forrest is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 24 km east of Perth. ...