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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Scott Bevan

Huffing and puffing, back then and now

ALL ABOARD: A steam train pulling passenger carriages leaves Redhead station in 1963. Picture: Courtesy, Ray Love

COAL may have been the lifeblood of Redhead, but the artery carrying it was the rail line slicing through the village's western fringe.

The railway was also a lifeline for the residents of Redhead.

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