Bargain tickets and barebones carriages: the ins and outs of travelling Australia by train

In Western Australia, fares have been slashed by 50% this year, while children in NSW travel for just $1. But don’t expect a luxurious journey – or a quick one ...
Sydney Morning Herald

NSW's fleet of ageing XPT trains 'well and truly served their purpose'

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. NSW's fleet of XPT trains have "well and truly served their purpose" after more than three decades of service and will begin to be ...
The Border Mail

Wagga to Sydney XPT passenger rail services 'may not be possible' amid bushfire conditions

NSW TrainLink has warned passengers that it cannot guarantee XPT rail services will be fully replaced by road coaches during bushfire conditions this week. Journalist for the Daily Advertiser in Wagga ...
Couriermail

Coronavirus: Man appears to bolt out of last train from Melbourne to Sydney

Passengers on-board the final XPT train to Sydney from the virus-stricken Victorian capital were racing the clock to beat the state-border lockdown. The man who tried to bolt was picked up by police ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Shunted back to the past on the XPT Melbourne to Sydney

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. James Bond travelled by train, as did Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest. Of course I knew the XPT from Melbourne to ...