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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)
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. The XPT was procured following a competitive tendering process under an initial contract for 30 trainsets, comprising 10 power cars and 20 carriages, in March ...
CountryLink was a passenger rail and road service brand that operated in regional areas of New South Wales, and to and from Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne. [1] Originally created as a business unit (or sub-brand) of the State Rail Authority of New South Wales, it later became a subsidiary of RailCorp. [2]
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 ...
It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. Peak-hour services to and from Central and Blacktown via the North Shore line also terminate at Wyong. [9] It is also serviced by NSW TrainLink Xplorer and XPT long-distance services from Sydney to Armidale, Moree, Grafton ...
xpt 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.
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]