Walk The Line
The former railway line that once snaked its way fifteen kilometres from Adamstown to Belmont was originally constructed in the late 1880’s. It was used to transport coal from mines in the Lake Macquarie area to the Port of Newcastle. Evidence of some of the mines is still visible from the track.
The Adamstown to Belmont Rail line helped contribute to the development of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. As well as being used for coal haulage, it was used as a passenger service between Belmont and Newcastle with stations at Kahibah, Whitebridge and Redhead.
The last scheduled steam train ran in 1967 before switching to diesel and the last passenger train ran in 1971. During the 1980’s coal mines along the corridor began to close down and the line ceased to be used in 1991 with the closure of Lambton B Colliery.
The railway closed in 1991, and the two Councils completed the purchase of the corridor in 1994. Shortly after, the Fernleigh Tunnel (having survived two earthquakes in 1925 and 1989) was closed to public access following an assessment of its structural condition. It has since been reopened and this is where I took this photograph.
Walk The Line belongs to the following groups:
Amateur Photographers' Association, Australian Landmarks and Icons, New South Wales Photography and Newcastle NSW, Lake Macquarie & Surrounding Region Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Jay Stockhaus
Great lines. Well done.
Brent Monger
Fantastic Shot!!!!
Craig Goldsmith
Love the leading lines, and the lights going off into the distance.
Catherine Davis
Fantastic image!
Julie Thomas
wonderful shot, love the b&w and the light is excellent!
Bev Woodman
Great shot Naomi – very well captured and presented. This is a great walk, I’m so glad they restored this tunnel and walking/cycle track. I recall going on a train on the line many moons ago through to Belmont and back.
Matthew Chambe...
Well done, very eerie.
billyboy
Naomi, this is diff from the stuff I normally see from you… and it`s totally awesome!
Great take!!
midzing
brilliant shot,,, well done
joak
great photo and m,agic story!
Dan Biggins
Superb – the lighting and DOF are excellent.
Mili Wijeratne
WoW!! Love it!!
waitin' for rain
let’s run ! – i love this dizzy perspective !
Stephen Rowsell
very nice! love the angle
Karen Cook
Lovely light and great how the lines lead the eye right through the image!
Paul Louis Vil...
Super cool, I love this composition! :D
Ralph Olsson
Fantastic shot…used to live at Gateshead and never even knew this existed:(
Nicholas Richa...
Gorgeous lighting – great image!
linda858100
perfect
Ginger Barritt
Wonderfully pleasing!
Michael Little
I love the dramatic feel to this. Great shot.
Elana Bailey
Fab leading lines, tones, mood and comp. Well done.
Nvision Ink
wow this is amazing!!
PeterBusser
Wow! Great composition. ‘Reading’ this takes the eye all the way to the back in the blink of an eye. So, I start all over… there’s so much more to see :-)
GerryMac
fantastic perspective!
Robert Armstrong
Way cool shot, really suits bw! Great perspective and light.
ADMarshall
great angle NF.
Antonia Diewold
Wow, This is Wicked!
Jen Wahl
Dark and powerful…
Jen Wahl
I’d love to have you add this to our group: Depth of Field!
rorycobbe
top class shot lovely work
Craig Hender
Awesome b&w Naomi. Superb POV and DOF.
Peter Denniston
This is superb!