The Hunter Valley coal chain ground to a halt late on Thursday night after firefighters were called to a fire on a coal train.
Newcastle Fire Command says the train was travelling near Mitchell Line Road south of Whittingham at about 11.00pm when the 3rd engine blew out, catching fire and spraying diesel onto the train and track.
Firefighters from Singleton and the RFS managed to douse the flames with an extinguisher, taking about an hour to mop up the incident.
It's understood the line is back to normal operation.
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| A coal train travelling from the Mt Thorley Mine caught fire on Thursday night Picture: Flickr.com |
