Rally for Rail, Newcastle, 14 December 2014 (1/2)

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7.15am Train from Sydney Central to Newcastle City

Federal transport spokesperson, for the Greens, Senator Janet Rice and NSW MLC Mehreen Faruqi travelled to Newcastle from Sydney Central, on the 7.15, to the "Rally for the Rail!

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Newcastle Station to Pacific Park

Newcastle Station was crowed with hundreds who had entrained for the rally, between Sydney Central and Newcastle.

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Rally Pacific Park

Hundreds more were already gathered in Pacific Park, Newcastle

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March from Pacific Park to Civic Park

The marchers to Civic Park filled the whole route.

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Rally for the Rail

Rally Civic Park

Thousands gathered under the few remaing trees in Civic Park.

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Video

Watch the Rally for Rail, Newcastle Video

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More about Newcastle

Wikipedia: Newcastle, New South Wales

Location of Newcastle: 32° 55′ 0″ S, 151° 45′ 0″ E (-32.916667, 151.75)

Media Coverage

• "Thousands of Hunter commuters rally against NSW government's plan to cut Newcastle heavy rail line" - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• "Cries of "Save our rail, save our city" and the direct "Don't cut the rail" echoed through Newcastle's east end as protesters marched against the impending rail truncation, closing streets as they passed." - The Newcastle Herald
• "Save Our Rail president and Dungog resident Joan Dawson addressed up to 3000 people at the rally after the crowd marched down Hunter Street to Civic Park." - Maitland Mercury
• "Commuters from the Central Coast, Maitland and the Hunter will be seriously disadvantaged. Many will be forced into cars, resulting in traffic gridlock,’’ he said." - The Star

Community Groups

• Save our Rail
• "Joan Dawson from Save Our Rail said she is determined to prevent the Boxing Day truncation of the line. 'Save Our Rail is not going to give up that easily,' she said." - www.railpage.com.au

Page last updated 18 December 2014