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The NSW TrainLink fleet of trains serves the areas outside Sydney, Australia, mainly regional and interstate lines. The NSW TrainLink fleet consists of diesel traction, with the oldest of the fleet being the XPTs and the youngest being the R sets.

Regional and Interstate fleet

All of the regional and interstate fleet are diesel powered and are single deck trains.

Xplorer (1993–1995)

Xplorer
Main article: New South Wales Xplorer

The Xplorers are a class of regional train built between 1993 to 1995. They were originally built to run the Northern Tablelands Express, but later entered services to Canberra, Griffith and Broken Hill. They have a 2x2 seating configuration, with a buffet, toilets and overhead luggage racks onboard.

XPT (1981–1994)

XPT
Main article: New South Wales XPT

The XPTs are a class of diesel-powered trains built between 1981 and 1994. They operate regional and interstate services to Brisbane, Dubbo, Melbourne, Grafton and Casino. These trains are hauled by 2 diesel power cars in a push-pull configuration. Onboard, they have a buffet, 2x2 configuration seats, toilets and luggage racks as well as sleeper cars for long distance travels.

R set (2024)

Main article: New South Wales R set

The R sets are a new class of electro-diesel multiple units (EDMU) that is manufactured by CAF in the CAF Civity family. They are to replace the XPTs, Xplorers and Endeavour Railcars.

Maintenance depots

XPTs are maintained at the XPT Service Centre just south of Sydenham station. The Xplorers are maintained at the Xplorer Maintenance Centre south of Macdonaldtown. The future R set trains will be maintained at Mindyarra Maintenance Centre in Dubbo.

See also

References

  1. Cooke, David (1984). Railmotors and XPTs. Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division. ISBN 0-909650-23-3.
  2. "Regional Rail - Mindyarra Maintenance Centre". Transport for NSW. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  3. "The Project". Momentum Trains. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

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