It seems that those people who are familiar with Newcastle are the
ones making the most noise, but can't accept there is no longer a CBD.

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Subject:[TramsDownUnder] Re: Newcastle Station Before and After OT

I think it's looking great now with all that ugly electrification
clutter gone and accessible open space across to the waterfront!
That's what it was all about. The tram will be a far more elegant
solution for this part of town.

What those not familiar with Newcastle don't understand is that there
is no longer a Newcastle CBD here as a focal point for a "grand
railway terminus". Newcastle has decentred westwards, a trend that was
happening for years and finalised by the earthquake. The east end is
now about residential and the harbour/beaches, analogous to Sydney's
eastern suburbs. There is no "railway tragedy" here, just a functional
change in the urban environment and a transport adjustment that
reflects that.

I think it's funny in the older video seeing the old 620 class being
the only train moving around with a bit of oomph while the modern
trains, rated at 145 km/h, crawl around like slugs at what looks like
45 km/h. A reminder of the good old days of NSW railways before it all
went to pot.

Tony P