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Question and Answer Tracking Details

5405 - LIGHT RAIL FOR MAITLAND

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Transport
  1. Does the Government plan to extend the proposed light rail for Newcastle from Wickham to Maitland?
    1. If so, is this to allow more freight trains to utilize the existing heavy rail line?
Answer -

I am advised:

The proposed light rail line between Wickham and the beach will be the first stage of a light rail network for the Hunter.

The Government has committed to investigate potential future extensions to the light rail network.


Question asked on 25 March 2014 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 208
Answer received on 29 April 2014 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 212