BW 240 at Mt Arthur in the Hunter Valley.

BW 240 at Mt Arthur in the Hunter Valley.

BW 240 loading at Mt Arthur in the Hunter Valley.

Xplorer departing Maitland for Sydney.

The 90 Class are the biggest diesel electrics to operate in Australia outside of the Pilbra region. Here two of them, and an 82 Class, lead a long empty coal train through Maitland. EDIT: Until ... (more)

The 620/720 Railcars are from a different era, no airconditioning, windows that go up and down... even the roofline speaks of a time now past. Sadly these railcars are now in to their final furlo... (more)

Before the coal train can fully pass, another Hunter Valley service leaves Maitland on return to Newcastle.

Passenger train doing some parralell running with an empty coal train as it approaches Maitland. In some cases, trains will run parralell for half an hour.

Empty coal train.

723 rattles into Maitland as the sun sets. Sadly the 620/720 sets have now been withdrawn, the decision was made unexpectedly on Friday June 1st 2007 when the internal gas heaters were found to no... (more)

729 rattles into Maitland as the sun sets. Sadly the 620/720 sets have now been withdrawn, the decision was made unexpectedly on Friday June 1st 2007 when the internal gas heaters were found to no... (more)

2853 heads into Maitland in the afternoon sun.

Close-up view of 90 Class Locomotives 9025/9023 on an empty Coal Train at East Maitland.

Brand New 90 Class Locomotive 9033 sporting PN Livery leads 9030/8254 on an empty Coal Train at East Maitland. Four additional 90 Class Locomotives were ordered last year and completed by EDI Rai... (more)

9025/9023 power toward the mine at East Maitland with an empty Coal Train on the Hunter Valley Line. These 90 Class Locomotives were constructed by EMD in Canada and transported to Australia in t... (more)