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M1 Pacific Motorway is a 127-kilometre (79 mi) motorway linking Sydney to Newcastle via the Central Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales.Formerly known but still commonly referred to by both the public and the government as the F3 Freeway, Sydney–Newcastle Freeway, and Sydney–Newcastle Expressway, it is part of the AusLink road corridor between Sydney and Brisbane.
The Central Coast & Newcastle Line (CCN) is an intercity rail service that services the Upper North Shore, Central Coast and Newcastle regions. It connects the two largest cities in New South Wales, running from Central in Sydney along the Main North railway line to Broadmeadow, and to Newcastle Interchange in Newcastle on the Newcastle railway line.
The design for the new interchange was released by Transport for NSW in July 2015. [8] Originally to be named Wickham Transport Interchange, in December 2015, Transport for NSW lodged a proposal with the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales to have the station name changed to Newcastle Interchange. [9] [10] This was confirmed in December ...
Old Pacific Highway to Pacific Motorway (M1) – Sydney, Newcastle: Controlled offset dumbbell interchange: Mount White: 37: 23: Morgans Road [east] to Pacific Motorway (M1) – Sydney, Newcastle: Four-way intersection: Calga: 44: 27: Peats Ridge Road – Peats Ridge, Central Mangrove; to Pacific Motorway (M1) – Sydney, Newcastle: Mooney ...
Wisemans Ferry is a cable ferry across the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, Australia. The ferry operates from the eponymous community of Wisemans Ferry on the south bank, to a point on the north bank downstream of the Hawkesbury River's confluence with the Macdonald River, connecting with the old Great North Road. The crossing has remained ...
The Newcastle rail network remained independent of the main network radiating from Sydney until 1889, when the line between Sydney and Newcastle was completed with the opening of the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge. Thus Newcastle was connected by rail with Wallangarra before it was connected with Sydney, such was the difficulty and expense of ...
Part of the Balmain New Ferry Company fleet until that company's takeover by Sydney Ferries Ltd in 1918. [55] In 1933, became first Sydney Ferries Ltd vessel to be converted to diesel. Gardner diesel, two strike five-cylinder providing 190 hp (141 kW) and 10.3 knots. Sent to Adelaide in 1971 and rebuilt as show boat.
This new Sydney–Newcastle route via Calga and Gosford was some 80 kilometres (50 mi) shorter than the previous route via Parramatta, McGraths Hill, Maroota, Wisemans Ferry, Wollombi and Cessnock. At first, the old Peats Ferry was reinstated to cross the Hawkesbury River , with construction of the bridge not beginning until 1938, due to the ...