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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 ...
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)
The maximum service speed on Australian railways is 160 km/h (99 mph). Some trains in Australia are capable of high-speed operation, but are limited by track conditions. Regional and inter-city rail is extensive on the Australian mainland, with networks serving New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.
NSW TrainLink is the operator of country railway passenger services in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It operated, as at July 2015, ten routes taken over from CountryLink in July 2013. Routes
The NSW TrainLink XPT (here at Gunning in 2009) provides two daily train services in both directions between Sydney and Melbourne. The XPT service runs two return trips each day between Melbourne and Sydney, making scheduled stops at Broadmeadows, Seymour, Benalla, Wangaratta, Albury, Wagga Wagga, Junee, Cootamundra, Yass Junction, Goulburn, Moss Vale, Campbelltown and Central with optional ...
Dungog railway station is located on the North Coast line in New South Wales, Australia.It serves the town of Dungog opening on 14 August 1911. [3] Originally built with only one face, in 1944 the platform was converted to an island platform and the present station building constructed.
The New South Wales stainless steel carriage stock was a type of passenger carriage operated by the New South Wales Government Railways from 1961 until 1993. These carriages were mainly used on interstate trains such as the Southern Aurora , which ran between Sydney and Melbourne, its slower counterpart the Spirit of Progress and the Brisbane ...