Prior to the creation of Scott St, from Civic in, it was the original railway formation. Around 1893 the railway was slewed to allow the tramway to take its place (now Scott St) and slewed again in about 1938 to allow Scott St to be widened.

Bob T

> On 11 Dec 2018, at 15:49, Hunslet hunslet@...> wrote:

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> 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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> 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?

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

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