Who · how · why
About this guide
newcastlelightrail.com.au is an independent visitor guide to the Newcastle Light Rail corridor—operated by Farming Domains, written and edited by Ian Piggott.
Who
Independent Australian publisher behind Farming Domains place and transport guides. This site explains Newcastle Light Rail for visitors and locals—it is not an official operator channel.
Legal entity details (including ABN 66 786 225 704) appear on Privacy and Terms where required.
How we create content
We synthesise publicly available operational facts from Transport for NSW and Newcastle Transport, cross-check stop and place names against known Newcastle geography, and link you to official sources for live times and fares. We do not invent prices, frequencies, or extension opening dates.
Primary sources we point you to:
- Newcastle Transport — Light rail External official site
- Transport for NSW trip planner External official site
- Opal tickets & fares External official site
We do not invent dollar fares, exact next services, or extension opening dates. When planning material exists for Stage 2 / expansion, we describe it as planning—not as open infrastructure.
Why this site exists
Help people ride with confidence (map, Opal, itineraries) while funding the guide through clearly disclosed ads and affiliates—information first.
Commercial relationships (AdSense, Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Amazon) are disclosed on the affiliate disclosure page and beside relevant modules.
Photos & images
The publisher cannot photograph the corridor on demand. This site uses real photographs under Creative Commons licences (for example CC BY-SA from Wikimedia Commons), with photographer credit and licence link on each figure—documentary proof of real places and vehicles. We do not present AI art as photos of the line.
CC credits used on this site:
- Newcastle Beach terminus — eastern end of the line. — Photo: MDRX via Wikimedia Commons ( CC BY-SA 4.0 )
- Light rail at Civic — culture and theatre precinct. — Photo: MDRX via Wikimedia Commons ( CC BY-SA 4.0 )
- Civic open day — the corridor is built for people, not just cars. — Photo: MDRX via Wikimedia Commons ( CC BY-SA 4.0 )
Sister guides
Same publisher model — independent visitor guides (not government operators). Each city is its own site: