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2. Very Fast Train Joint Venture - Wikipedia

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   The Very Fast Train (VFT) was a proposed high-speed railway between Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne in south-eastern Australia. Initially conceived by Dr Paul Wild of the CSIRO in 1984, the proposal was adopted by a private-sector joint venture in 1987, comprising Elders IXL, Kumagai Gumi, TNT and BHP. Several major studies were undertaken in ...

3. High-speed rail in Australia - Wikipedia

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   Two years later in September 1986, the Very Fast Train Joint Venture was established, comprising Elders IXL, Kumagai Gumi, TNT and later BHP, with Dr Wild as chairman. They proposed a 350 km/h rail link from Sydney to Canberra via Goulburn, and then on to Melbourne via the coastal route (or alternatively the inland route). A feasibility study ...

4. Railways in Canberra - Wikipedia

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   Within nine months the new trains and improved journey time had led to a 50 per cent increase in passenger numbers. [57] Initially the Canberra-Sydney Xplorer trains were just two carriages, but were expanded to three carriages in 1995. [58] [59] From 23 April 1995, the X 2000 tilt train ran between Canberra and Sydney for a seven-week trial ...

5. New South Wales XPT - Wikipedia

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   Day 5: 07:08 Sydney to Casino arrives 18:41, forms 19:30 Casino to Sydney; Day 6: arrives Sydney 07:01, forms 14:41 Sydney to Brisbane; Day 7: arrives Brisbane 04:53, forms 05:55 Brisbane to Sydney arrives 20:10; Between each duty in Sydney, trains are serviced at the XPT Service Centre south of Sydenham station. This pattern has led to the XPT ...

6. New South Wales Xplorer - Wikipedia

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   Service returns on Sundays and Thursdays joining an Xplorer from Canberra at Goulburn although on occasions when either train runs late, each will run separately to Sydney. Normally operated by two or three carriages. Broken Hill: [16] the Outback Xplorer service runs along the Main Western and Broken Hill lines to Broken Hill. Outbound service ...

7. Corridor selection history for Australian high-speed rail

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   Additionally, a station in central Canberra is difficult to achieve on this alignment; it would most likely have to be located at Canberra Airport or Queanbeyan. [4] Canberra—Sydney. Inland – The railway would exit Canberra to the north or east on a new alignment, roughly following the Hume Highway corridor through Goulburn, Bowral and ...