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This relatively vast network of wharves and services on the river included many wharves on the Newcastle foreshore, Bullock Island, the Stockton foreshore, and Port Waratah. [3] The passenger ferry service that operated between Queens Wharf and Stockton, which runs in an area further downstream of the river from the bridge, is the only ferry ...
The route number of the first route in the timetable concerned prefixed by the letter b for Sydney and Blue Mountains timetables, c for Central Coast timetables, n for Newcastle timetables, r for regional/country timetables and w for Wollongong timetables. Busways routes from Newcastle are listed as Regional (r).
Newcastle is the second-largest city in the state of New South Wales, serving as a regional centre for residents of the Central Coast, Hunter Valley and Great Lakes regions. Bus services within Newcastle are operated by Newcastle Transport. It also operates a ferry service across the Hunter River between Newcastle's CBD and Stockton.
On 2 February 1983, the Stockton ferry service was taken over from a private operator. [1] In November 2015, the Government announced its intention to incorporate Newcastle Buses & Ferries into the Newcastle Transport along with the Newcastle Light Rail and that the operation of services shall be contracted to a private operator.
In January 2018, the bus route network was completely redesigned with the number of routes reduced from 27 to 21. [7] [8] In the same year, Newcastle Transport began trialling an on-demand bus service [9] within the Lake Macquarie area, servicing the suburbs of Dudley, Mount Hutton and Warners Bay.
The current operator, Newcastle Airport Pty Ltd, was formed by the two councils in 1993. [8] Scheduled services to the airport commenced in February 1948, with Trans Australia Airlines using Douglas DC-3 aircraft to service a Sydney–Newcastle–Brisbane route. A new passenger terminal was constructed in 1975.
Metrostar Ferry was a passenger ferry service across Manila Bay between Cavite City and Pasay in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is owned and operated by Metrostar Ferry, Inc. The route operated between terminals in San Roque, at the back of the Cavite City Hall, and SM Mall of Asia, adjacent to the Shrine of Jesus Church, in Bay City.
[2] [3] It was then sold to the Department of Main Roads and moved to Newcastle to operate as a vehicle ferry between Newcastle and Stockton. It remained in service until replaced by the Stockton Bridge in November 1971. [3] [4] [5] It was sold in 1972 to the Philippines but sank off Crowdy Head while under tow. [2] [6]