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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 ...
Newcastle Buses & Ferries was a commuter bus and ferry service operating in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie from 1935 until 2017. Part of the State Transit Authority , it operated 26 bus routes and the Stockton ferry across the Hunter River .
The present Shields Ferry was established in 1972. Its first female skipper was appointed in 2016. [27] Shieldsman, a former ferry retired in 2007, has since been moved to Shoreham, West Sussex, and transformed into a houseboat. [28] From June to October, river trips by ferry operate.
Ferry Shortland travelling between Stockton and Newcastle. Prior to the opening of the Stockton Bridge in 1971, the main transport access to Stockton was a system of vehicular and passenger ferries. [26] Today there is the frequent Stockton ferry service to Stockton from Queens Wharf, close to the former Newcastle railway station. The ferry ...
[2] [3] [4] The decision to keep the observation tower would cost ratepayers $1.6 million in the next four years in maintenance costs. [5] The total cost of demolition was estimated to cost $30,000. [5] The ferry wharf is served by Newcastle Transport's Stockton ferry service. [6] [7] The wharf also has a stop on the Newcastle Light Rail.
From 1600 the growth in the export of coal brought prosperity to Newcastle. Until the 19th century the port was the responsibility of the City of Newcastle, but navigation became difficult, and in 1850 the Tyne Improvement Commission (TIC) was established to better maintain the port and river
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.