A man has been charged following an unauthorised near Maitland today.
About 10am (Tuesday 2 July 2024), police were called to the rail corridor at Farley following reports a man had allegedly entered the rail corridor and stopped a train.
Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District, with assistance from Police Rescue, attended the site and arrested a 35-year-old man.
The Victorian man was taken to Maitland Police Station where he was charged with enter inclosed non-agricultural lands serious safety risk, cause obstruction to railway locomotive or rolling stock, and hinder working of mining equipment.
He was refused bail to appear before Maitland Local Court tomorrow (Wednesday 3 July 2024).
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