At Glebe Road it joined 3 other railways line. This became know as "The Junction" and the suburb still bears that name. The rail lines are now streets, from south through to west there are, Watkins Street, Mitchell Street, Merewether Street and Railway Street. See the map for a better view. The line crossed Glebe Road at the intersection of Watkins Street, Glebe Road and Kenrick Street, just to the east of the War Memorial. It then passed through the East Point Building to travel in between Corlette and Bruce Streets. The line crossed Bruce Street at Centennial Park. From Bull Street to Laman Street, the right of way is still accessable and is now called Glovers Lane which is between Bruce and Dawson Streets. It then travelled under Laman Street across Civic Park. The single line made then a direct line to Burwood Street to cross Hunter Street (then known as Blane St) to Wharf Road at Newcastle Harbour.

The Great Northern Railway had access to the sidings on the wharfs of Newcastle Harbour. In 1889 the mine had 225 wagons in use on a daily basis. One of these wagons (#903) can still be seen (be it in a very poor state) behind the Merewether Baths, (view 1 , 2 ). Another (#4428) in good condition is located under cover at Newcastle Regional Museum. Also behind Merewether baths is the blocked off entrance to the #1 tunnel, (to the left and behind the wagon). The coal line was still in place during 1940's at Merewether Baths. A photographic history can also be found at various libraries around the country.

From the mouth of Glenrock Lagoon, the Great North Walk runs on the beach parallel with the railway until you reach Merewether Baths.

Superimposed on a portion of a 1950 map of railways in Newcastle, the dotted line shows the approx position of the rail line. Even through the rail line may have been removed over 50 years ago, the effect on the property boundaries and street layouts can easily been seen still today, (refer to the Newcastle City Council Local Environmental Plan 2002 - map 6).

Map overlay with catchment boundaries, Great North Walk, Fernleigh Track, approx position of the proposed East Charlestown By-Pass, Glenrock lagoon, Leichhardt Lookout. Topographic Map Royal Australian Survey Corps 1952

Map of rail line to Newcastle (in Yellow) 151k

Parish Map c1912 ( Dept of Lands )

views from space

Glenrock Railway Glenrock Lagoon to Merewether Baths Section
Narrow gauge rail lines near the beach	The beach from GNW sign. Little Redhead (right) Northern Headland (left)	Looking up the valley, Leichhardt Lookout is in the "V". From the embankment of the bridge over the lagoon	Remains of the bridge over the lagoon
Rail line and Permian coal seam on northern headland at high tide mark	Glenrock Lagoon from Little Redhead (Leggy)	Rail line on Burwood Beach	Rail line on Burwood Beach
Rail line on Burwood Beach	Rail line on Burwood Beach	Rail Line over Murdering Gully Creek	Southern entrance to #2 tunnel
Burwood Beach and Northern entrance to #2 tunnel from Merewether Headland above #1 tunnel	Southern entrance to #1 tunnel	Coal wagon # 903 at Merewether baths with the Northern entrance to #1 tunnel in the background	Coal wagon at Newcastle Region Museum

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