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Explore Thornton in Australia

Thornton in the region of New South Wales is a place in Australia - some 225 mi or ( 361 km ) North-East of Canberra , the country's capital city .

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Time in Thornton is now 09:38 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Sydney " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sydney City, Swan Reach, Raworth, Newcastle, and Mulbring. Since you are here already, consider visiting Sydney City . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Thornton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

NR Class hauled container train at East Maitland

1:19 min by Greensfield
Views: 719 Rating: 4.50

NR 24 & 42 Hauling an eastbound container train through East Maitland NSW. 3-1-09 ..

Pacific National coal train, Victoria St, East Maitland.

1:25 min by Greensfield
Views: 540 Rating: 5.00

9019 - 9035 - 9026 hauling 91 empty coal wagons noisily through Victoria street station East Maitland (the site of the first East Maitland station). 24-12-08 ..


A late night drive by tooting - triple CFCLA GL's with awesome train horn sound - PoathTV

1:06 min by PoathTV
Views: 525 Rating: 5.00

It's a dark moonless night, however thanks to my brightly coloured clothes the crew of this train have no trouble spotting me filming safely from well behind the yellow lines of East Maitland station. ..

El Zorro Grain Train In New South Wales - PoathTV Australian Trains & Railways

3:32 min by PoathTV
Views: 516 Rating: 5.00

An El Zorro grain train in New South Wales with diesel locomotives EL55 (CFCLA), EL52 (CFCLA), T387 (CFCLA) & G532 (former SCT livery with EL Zorro logo's) hauling a load of leased WGBY grain hoppers. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Thornton railway station, New South Wales

Thornton is a railway station on the Main Northern railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by CityRail trains of the Hunter Line. It serves the nearby residential area. Four tracks pass through Thornton- the 'Up' and 'Down' Main North tracks and the 'Up' and 'Down' Coal tracks. Side platforms are provided on the Up and Down Main tracks.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -32.78 151.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Maitland, New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1871, Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Transport in the Hunter Region

Metford railway station

Metford Station is a railway station on the Main North railway line, (which CityRail markets as the Hunter Line), in the eastern suburbs of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It lies in the new residential area of Metford, New South Wales, part of the City of Maitland local government area. The station opened on 17 March 1995. It is used by an average of 440 passengers per weekday.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -32.76 151.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Maitland, New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1995, Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Transport in the Hunter Region

Beresfield railway station

Beresfield is a railway station on the Main North railway line, (which CityRail markets as the Hunter Line), in the western suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. In 2002 Beresfield was fully redeveloped and includes new easy access facilities, station signage and booking office. Beresfield was the site of a major rail accident when on 23 October 1997, a coal train collided into the rear of another coal train standing on the same tracks. The cause was a failure to stop at a signal.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -32.80 151.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Newcastle, New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1925, Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Transport in the Hunter Region

Ashtonfield, New South Wales

Ashtonfield is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is the location of the new Ashtonfield Public School

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -32.77 151.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Suburbs of Maitland, New South Wales

Hunter Valley Grammar School

Hunter Valley Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day school, located in Ashtonfield, a suburb in the city of Maitland, in the lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The school was founded in 1990 and is situated on 13 hectares of land. In 2009 Hunter Valley Grammar School catered for approximately 950 students from pre-school to Year 12.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -32.77 151.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1990 establishments in Australia, Educational institutions established in 1990, High schools in New South Wales, Maitland, New South Wales, Nondenominational Christian schools in Australia, Private schools in New South Wales

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