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A view from inside the cab of the Outback Xplorer Darnick station. The station is only a small platform next to the tracks. The dirt road to the right is the region's major road.
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 ...
The opening of the Grafton Bridge in 1932 completed the Sydney – Brisbane line as the first standard gauge inter-capital link. The completion of the Sydney–Brisbane link saw the Casino–Murwillumbah line become a branch line. [9] In 1930 a branch line had been added to Ballina but this closed in 1949. [10] The Murwillumbah branch closed in ...
Maitland railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Maitland opening on in 1880 as West Maitland being renamed Maitland on 1 April 1949. [3] It is the junction station for the Main Northern and North Coast lines. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April ...
Each day northbound XPT services operate to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane, with three southbound services operating to Sydney. [2] This station is a request stop for the northbound Brisbane XPT and the southbound Casino XPT, so these services only stop here if passengers have booked to board/alight here.
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.
The Northern Tablelands Express has operated from Sydney via the Main Northern line to various destinations in the New England district. It first ran in June 1941 between Sydney and Armidale, composed of R type carriages that were replaced by air conditioned RUB carriage stock in April 1951. [1] It was usually hauled by a 35 class steam locomotive.
Casino has one platform with a passing loop. Each day the station is served by a northbound XPT service to Brisbane and a southbound service to Sydney. In addition a daily XPT to/from Sydney terminates at Casino. [7] NSW TrainLink also operate coach services from the station to Tweed Heads, Robina, Surfers Paradise and Brisbane. [7]