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During October 2016, the NSW government announced the XPT fleet would be entirely replaced as part of the Regional Train Project. The replacement fleet , originally set to enter service in 2023, has encountered delays (now scheduled for around 2025–2027), thus the XPT will operate longer than originally anticipated with the potential for them ...
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.
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 ...
In the lead up to the 2015 state election, the Baird Government committed itself, if re-elected, to replacing the XPT fleet (19 power cars and 60 carriages). [4] [5] Having been returned to office, in October 2016, the government announced it was also considering replacing the Xplorer (23 carriages) and Endeavour (28 carriages) diesel multiple unit fleets.
Since the introduction of the New South Wales XPT, some Australian trains have been capable of high-speed operation; the Australian rail speed record of 210 km/h was set by Queensland Rail's Electric Tilt Train during a trial run in 1998; the internationally accepted threshold for high-speed rail is 200 km/h (124 mph).
The Grafton Express is an Australian passenger train operated by NSW TrainLink between Sydney and Grafton via the North Coast line.. As of 2023, the 'Grafton Express' is an unofficial legacy name for the XPT service.
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 ...
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