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Originally Posted by
Ausfree
On the way back to Maitland we passed four coaltrains heading for Newcastle. Each train was about 1 kilometre long, it's unbelievable if they keep going there will be no Hunter Valley left, it will be all a giant coal mine.:(
Newcastle is the world's largest exporter of coal!!!;)
Newcastle coal port is the biggest in the southern Hemisphere.
Takes a while to look around it..I've been in there twice & each time i only get as far as the loaders, there huge..
But your right about the Hunter Valley tho . when i worked for Balcombs scrap metal I spent months at the hunter valley number 1 Mine cutting up dragline buckets & the bellies they sit on aswell as the wire ropes..That mine grows so fast its not funny..