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The New South Wales XPT (short for eXpress Passenger Train) is a class of diesel-powered passenger trains built by Comeng and ABB. Based on the British Rail -designed High Speed Train , each XPT set comprises two XP power cars in a push-pull configuration and, between them, between four and seven passenger carriages.
1.2 XPT (1981–1994) 1.3 R set (2024) 2 Maintenance depots. 3 See also. 4 References. ... The NSW TrainLink fleet of trains serves the areas outside Sydney ...
Since the organisation commenced operations in 2013–14, NSW Trains has never met the intercity peak punctuality target. [39] [38] Regional train services have achieved their punctuality target twice, in 2015–16 and 2017–18. The 2015–16 result was the first time NSW Trains or its predecessor RailCorp had achieved the target in 13 years ...
A NSW TrainLink refurbished Endeavour at Hamilton station, 2017. In 2017, the Endeavours were refurbished by Downer in Cardiff. The refurbishment includes: New lighting; New flooring, similar to the Waratahs; New livery to two cars, 2851 & 2801 (orange and yellow front, no window band and paint layout similar to the Xplorers. Refurbished seating
The XPT (express passenger train) is the mainstay of the NSW country passenger rail-network. Modelled on the British HST and introduced from 1982, they currently provide service from Sydney to Melbourne, Brisbane, Dubbo, Grafton and Casino. [102] An XPT consist can vary between four and seven cars depending on demand.
A contract was signed in February 2019 with Momentum Trains, a consortium of CAF, DIF Infrastructure and Pacific Partnerships. [12] The order will comprise 117 bi-mode Civity carriages which will make up a total of 29 trains: [13] [14] 10 long (6-car) trainsets for use on long-distance Regional services (replacing the XPT fleet)
This option was taken up by the government and a new timetable introduced in February 1990. One of the casualties was the Northern Tablelands Express from Sydney to Armidale which was operated on alternate days by a locomotive hauled HUB/RUB set and XPT. This was truncated back to Tamworth allowing it to be operated by one XPT as a day return ...
In June 1984, the service was taken over by XPTs and renamed the Northern Tablelands XPT with a DEB set connection between Werris Creek and Moree. [4] In October 1985, the service was truncated to Armidale with an XPT operating the service three days per week and a locomotive hauled HUB/RUB set on the other three days. [2] [5]