Bob's TombRating:10th February 1998.

This drain is close to Albert Park, City and UA City drains

This drain is particularly polluted. - It stinks too but there's lots to see.

Bob's Tomb is one of the more interesting and historical drains in UA City. The drain it's self is very dirty, one of the dirtiest in UA City. Yet it also has some of the most interesting features in UA City. Running from east under Kings Way this tunnel runs right under the Crown Casino complex before exiting into the UA City River right a bridge, almost below water level. This drain is unique however in that it actually runs below water level.

1. Entrance. Via the grille room entrance and travel down the small RCPs till you get to a junction about 200 meters in (feels longer due to stoop). Before the new entrance was put on it in late 1997 the only way to enter this drain was via a manhole at the corner of a street in King's Way. The drain runs directly beneath King's way and Beachside road all the way from Albert Park. There is a possibility that it overlaps and even connects with Albert Park drain. It is now confirmed that these two drains do connect.

2. First Junction. The first junction is a small one, with two RCPs leading out, take the larger of the two (the one on the right if I recall correctly) as both of these pipes join up after a short distance in a narrow junction.

3. Join with Bob's main tunnel. After a stoopy walk down a fetid smelling drain for about 70 meters you come to Bob's main drain. The water here should be about thigh deep and full of muck but it's better than the stoop in the RCPs. Head right, down stream as fast as you can and the drain will rapidly get shallower. There's plenty of muck on the floor, often including a few souvineer coins or other stuff for you.

4. Roof feature. A short way along this rather smelly drain you will come across a sort of big gap in the roof with a series of big doors above. This presumably is to allow access to the drain for servicing purposes. In a few more minutes you will see a power cable running along the walls and ceiling of the drain. This is a unique feature, I've never seen this in a drain before.

5. Alcove & Exit. Further along you will come to a sort of alcove on the left of the tunnel with more power cables and access points. Not far past this point you should come across a RCP pipe on the right hand side of the tunnel (it's the last sizeable one) with the word 'exit' painted on one side. About ten meters up this pipe is another side pipe, and about 5-10 meters up that pipe is a large gutterbox with a series of grilles above. step irons lead to one of the grilles which can be lifted but it is a very heavy one and takes a lot of effort to lift. This exits on to Whiteman street, right in front of Crown Casino! Be careful when you do this, the gutterbox grille is right on the side the road. You would not want a car to drive over the grille just as you were lifting it. Alternatively you can exit it back at the entrance.

6. Pump Room. Finally you will reach the most unique feature of the drain, an active pump room! It's well worth braving the stinky and smelly drain to see this. Directly ahead of you three huge doors can be seen. These are actually below the water level of the UA City River. A ramp here leads up to them. Either side of the drain contains strong grilles where the water drains off. When you're in here and the pump starts up it's a bit of a shock at to how loud it all is. You can climb up to the catwalk above here but don't activate the switch above or you'll be sorry.

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