BY OLIVIA DILLON
All 50 people involved in an anti-coal protest which stopped a train at Sandgate yesterday have now been charged.
Around 20 people scaled the train which was heading to the Port of Newcastle, and used shovels to unload coal from its carriages.
Others surrounded the carriage, chanting and waving signs and banners.
Police say two people damaged property, and a third assaulted a security officer while attempting to gain entry into the rail corridor.
The protestors were reportedly linked to the Rising Tide climate group.
The action shut down the line to Kooragang Island for at least three hours.
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| Image: Rail Express |
