UPDATE Flooding Continues To Impact Hunter Trains

 BY IAN CROUCH

Trains are running again on the Hunter line after earlier flooding tracks at Sandgate.

Buses will continue to supplement services as needed.

However, a limited number of buses continue to replace trains between Cardiff and Fassifern on the Newcastle Central Coast Line due to flooding at Cockle Creek.

Trains will continue to run between Newcastle and Cardiff, and between Central and Fassifern.

The Transport Management Centre is advising passengers to allow extra travel time, listen to announcements and check information displays for service updates.

EARLIER:

Rail commuters are being advised trains are still not running on sections of the Newcastle Central Coast and Hunter lines due to flooding.

Flooding at Cockle Creek means trains are not running between Cardiff and Fassifern.

Limited replacement buses are running between both stations in each direction.

Also, a limited bus service is replacing trains between Newcastle Interchange and Maitland due to flooding at Sandgate.

Passengers are being advised to allow extra travel time.

Burst Water Main Closes Rail Line At Cockle Creek

BY IAN CROUCH

Trains on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line have resumed between Newcastle Interchange and Fassifern following a burst water main that caused flooding at Cockle Creek earlier.

Buses will continue to supplement some train services.

Passengers are also advised to continue to allow some extra time as services return to the timetable.

EARLIER:

A burst water main has forced the closure of the Central Coast and Newcastle rail line at Cockle Creek.

Fire and Hunter Water crews were called to the station at 3.15am on Thursday to find a large amount of water gushing over the tracks.

Hunter Water says crews have shut down the main to allow further repairs to be carried out.

The rail line remains closed and buses are replacing trains between the Newcastle Interchange and Fassifern until further notice.

Wide Load Blocks Northbound Exit Of M1 At Cameron Park

BY IAN CROUCH

Access to the Newcastle Link Road from the northbound exit of the M1 is blocked this morning due to truck  mishap.

The Transport Management Centre says a truck with a wide load became stuck at the bottom right hand bend which connects onto the Link Road at Cameron Park just before 4.30 this morning and is likely to remain there for most of the morning peak.

Motorists wanting to head north up the Hunter Expressway towards Buchannan can still use the left turn offramp.

Northbound motorists wanting to travel to Newcastle should use the George Booth Drive exit.

The Stuck Truck Photo: Sonia Hornery Facebook