Edited 05 Nov 2016 15:41, 5 years ago, edited by Mufreight

If the NSW government was genuine about meet the needs of the travelling public into and out of Newcastle now it has closed the line from Hamilton then it would reinstate the line underground.  There is now no impediment to the line being reinstated underground using cut and cover the low water table would not be a problem using the same techniques as are used to construct buildinds on the Gold Coast where many high rise buildings have basements well below sea level in sand which require waterproofing.  The line could come to the surface in Newcastle and a middle road could be used as a stabling facility for up to two trains.
The costs would not be much greater than the light rail and the objection of the line dividing the city would be overcome