AT a time when the Hunter is clearly struggling to hold onto its rail heritage, an application from Transport NSW to subdivide a parcel of land at the Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot has raised the ire of nearby residents, and of railway enthusiasts who see the site as the solution to their problems.
As we report today, documents lodged with the City of Newcastle show the application on behalf of the controversial Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) would excise the broadly triangular site, shown above in yellow, from the main corridor land.
