Rail freight in the Hunter Valley between Newcastle and Maitland remains shut down due to heavy flooding at Sandgate, impacting on coal transport in the region.
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Coal haulage to resume in Hunter Valley
Coal rail haulage in the Hunter Valley is expected to resume this afternoon, thanks to maintenance works following the storms and flooding of last week.
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Investigation continues after dozer falls into water-filled hole
An incident in which a dozer fell into a water-filled test hole at Rio Tinto’s Bengalla mine is being investigated by the Mine Safety Investigation Unit.
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Controversial Hunter Valley coal dust report gets review
A statistician will conduct an independent review of data on dust emissions in the Hunter Valley after a report handed down by the Australian Rail Track Corporation was slammed in a peer review.
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Coal dust report cover up, results altered
A community group in the Hunter Valley say a report into train coal dust emissions was altered to better suit the NSW Government's agenda, after an earlier report was leaked.
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Coal trains not a stronger contributor to emissions: ARTC
The Australian Rail Track Corporation said no changes are required to reduce dust emitted from coal trains in the Hunter.
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Hunter trackwork set to cause huge disruptions
There will be major disruptions to train services north of Newcastle today, as a four-day maintenance schedule gets underway on the hunter Valley track.
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