SO our transport experts are about to dismantle the efficient and disabled-friendly heavy rail line to Newcastle.
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They plan to replace the service with buses in lieu of trams.
We are only able to view these mysterious trams in computer graphics as no orders appear to have ever been placed for their manufacture.
In Sydney you can step off a train and walk 50 metres to board a tram.
Why wouldn't you design a tramway for Newcastle to complement the existing rail system?
It could operate from Honeysuckle, Stockton ferry wharf to Hunter Street via Newcastle Station.
This line could continue to The Junction or Merewether.
This would allow easy access to the CBD from nearby urban areas without destroying the direct link we currently have from Lake Macquarie and Maitland.
- Lance Makings, Cardiff
