History of The Line
- 1880 - Rail line opened to Redhead
- December 1916 - Rail line extended to Belmont
- 12 October 1922 - Special train left Newcastle for the opening of "Soldiers' Memorial Hall" at Kahibah.
- January 1925 - Redhead Loop name changed to Fernleigh Loop
- 1967 - Last passenger steam train to Belmont
- 8 April 1971 - At 17:10 the last rail passenger train to Belmont via Kahibah left Newcastle Station.
- 19 December 1991 - Rail line closed
- 2 February 2003 - Adamstown to Kahibah Station stage of the Fernleigh Track (cycleway) opened
- August 2004 - Dudley Junction to Whitebridge Station section of Fernleigh Track completed
- 7 May 2005 - Kahibah Station to Whitebridge Station section officially opened.
- November 2009 - Whitebridge Station to Redhead Station section of Fernleigh Track completed
- November 2010 - Redhead Station to Jewels section of Fernleigh Track completed
- 12 March 2011 - Fernleigh Track fully completed.
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