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A view from inside the cab of the Outback Xplorer Darnick station. The station is only a small platform next to the tracks. The dirt road to the right is the region's major road.
[2] [3] At a public meeting for the company's establishment in 1853, William Charles Wentworth envisioned the line's extension to Scone up north and Sydney down south. [4] The line was then extended to Victoria Street, Maitland in 1858. It was extended to Singleton in 1863, Muswellbrook in 1869, Scone in 1871 and Murrurundi in 1872.
In May 2012, the Minister for Transport announced a restructure of RailCorp. [1] [2] On 1 July 2013, NSW TrainLink took over the operation of regional rail and coach services previously operated by CountryLink; non-metropolitan Sydney services previously operated by CityRail; and responsibility for the Main Northern railway line from Berowra to Newcastle, the Main Western railway line from Emu ...
Services run regularly between Newcastle and Telarah, with infrequent services to Dungog and Singleton, Muswellbrook and Scone. [1] Services are operated by Endeavour and Hunter railcars. Until 2007, 620/720 class railcars operated the service. The line was the last in Australia to have a regular steam hauled passenger service.
Muswellbrook (/ ˈ m ʌ s ə l b r ʊ k / MUSS-əl-bruuk [2]) is a town in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, [3] about 243 km (151 mi) north of Sydney and 127 km (79 mi) north-west of Newcastle. Geologically, Muswellbrook is situated in the northern parts of the Sydney basin, bordering the New England region. [4]
Scone (/ s k oʊ n /) [a] is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.At the 2021 census, Scone had a population of 5,013 people. [3] It is on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook about 270 kilometres (167.77 miles) north of Sydney, and is part of the New England (federal) and Upper Hunter (state) electorates. [4]
This is a list of schools in the Hunter and Central Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.The New South Wales education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from Kindergarten to Year 6 (ages 5–12), and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 7 to 12 (ages 12–18).
Scone High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in the town of Scone, in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1889, the school enrolled approximately 350 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12 , of whom eleven percent identified as Indigenous Australians and ...