Re: Maitland

[jumboman@my-deja.com]

In article <7kdR3.345$1C1.1692@ozemail.com.au>,
  "Ray McDermott" <raymcd@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
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> Ray McDermott   raymcd@ozemail.com.au
>
> Richo <richardc@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
> 38143c70@dnews.tpgi.com.au">news:38143c70@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
> > My grandmother reminded me recently that West and East Maitland
were once
> > "transposed" ie Maitland was East Maitland and is now West.
> > Can anyone answer:
>
> Maitland is my hometown.  50 years ago (limit of my memory) the
Maitland
> area stations were: Victoria Street, East Maitland, High Street, West
> Maitland, Telarah (NC line), Farley (Main North), East Geta Junction
(SMR).
> There was no MAITLAND as such.  After Maitland was incorporated as a
city,
> it was deemed appropriate to rectify this by removing the "West" from
west
> Maitland Station.
>
> >Did this happen as a result of 1955 floods?
>
> No
>
> > Did the suburban trains from Newcastle run as far as West Maitland
before
> > the change?
>
> Suburban trains ran beyond (West) Maitland before the name change; to
> Cessnock (SMR), Singleton and Dungog.
>
> > Was 1955 when the Morpeth train stopped running. My knowledge of
local
> > history is limited but I understand that Morpeth was meant to be
the main
> > town, but like so many the railway bypassed it and the branch was
never a
> > suitable alternative.
>
> I remember coastal steamers coming up to Morpeth .  There was
significant
> railway infrastucture there. AFAIK,  Morpeth trains stopped in early
50,s
> most likely after the Bowthorne Butter Works closed.
>
>  > Also when was Telarah double tracked?
> >
> The original double Telarah line was actually two single lines;  main
north
> coast and relief.  I think the main was MES and the relief ordinary
staff at
> first.  Later, single line track control (block?) was used on main.
After
> the flood it was converted to double track.  The latest resignalling
uses
> bi-directional running.
>
> Ray
>
> > TIA
> >
> >Telarah was originaly "Homeville",although the railway yard was
called..."West Maitland Marshalling Yard". The North Coast Line was
commenced through Telarah in 1912. The Morpeth branch was closed on
August 30, 1953. The first line from Newcastle to Maitland actually
terminated at what is now Victoria St station.
442.
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