Re: High Speed lines in Australia
Roderick Smith (rodsmith@werple.net.au)
30 Jul 1997 14:26:37 GMT
When John was in Australia the fastest train as a vehicle was an XPT; the
next fastest was Prospector.
The fastest service was Prospector. For all of NSW's astute publicity
about 160 km/h trains, XPT's rarely hit this speed. The fastest stretch
for Central West XPT is between Blacktown and Penrith, in the outer Sydney
suburbs.
Even Riverina XPT rarely reaches the speed. There is a stretch south of
Goulburn, and some high-speed running south of Wagga Wagga.