Prior to closure of the Newcastle tramway system in 1949, tram tracks ran down Hunter Street, but no heavy rail.
Hunslet

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From:tramsdownunder@... [mailto:tramsdownunder@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Geier
Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2018 3:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Newcastle Update.

On 11/12/18 3:04 pm,apairofjacks@... wrote:
> I assume Hunter Street originally had the heavy rail running down it,

> how bad did it look compared to the construction photo?

>

>

Hunter street ran parallel to the railway, usually with a block of buildings between it and the railway.