Current operating sets:
XPT: 1 x 2+5 (Dubbo), 7 x 2+7 (Brisbane, Grafton, Melbourne, Murwillumbah)
In use: 16 x XP, 7 x XAM, 8 x XL, 8 x XBR, 23 x XB/XF, 8 x XFH
Spare: 3 x XP, 1 x XAM, 1 x XL, 1 x XBR, 2 x XB/XF, 1 x XFH
Xplorer: 2 x 4-car (Armidale), 2 x 3-car (Canberra), 2 x 2-car (Moree)
In use: 6 x EA, 6 x EB, 6 x EC
- Withdraw WT27/WT28 Central West XPT
- Withdraw NT3/NT4 Murwillumbah XPT
- Withdraw NP23/NP24 Armidale Xplorer
- New NT1/NT2 overnight Brisbane XPT
- New NT3/NT4 daylight Brisbane XPT
- New NT5/NT6 overnight Murwillumbah XPT
- New NT23/NT24 Armidale XPT
- New WP27/WP28 Central West Xplorer, and WP27a/WP28a Silver City Xplorer
- New SP21a/SP22a Riverina Xplorer
New opersting sets:
XPT: 2 x 2+5 (Armidale), 6 x 2+7 (Brisbane, Melbourne, Murwillumbah).
In use: 16 x XP, 6 x XAM, 8 x XL, 8 x XBR, 22 x XB/XF, 8 x XFH
Spare: 3 x XP, 2 x XAM, 1 x XL, 3 x XB/XF, 1 x XFH
Xplorer: 1 x 4-car (Dubbo), 4 x 3-car (Broken Hill, Canberra, Griffith),
1 x 2-car (Moree)
In use: 6 x EA, 6 x EB, 6 x EC
NT3 NL17 NT23 NP35 NT1 NT5
XPT Pass XPT 2-Xpl XPT XPT
(2+7) (2+5) (2+7) (2+7)
Daily M,Th Daily Sun Daily Daily
Sydney 7.05 10.35 11.05 12.05 16.24 23.15
Broadmeadow 9.16 12.55 13.11 14.16 18.36 1.20
Maitland 9.37 13.20 13.31 14.38 18.57 1.43
Dungog 10.22 14.20 - - 19.41 2.26
Taree 12.17 15.20 - - 21.38 4.26
Kempsey 13.58 17.10 - - 23.19 6.04
Coffs 15.30 18.50 - - 0.47 7.37
Grafton 16.45 20.20 - - 1.59 8.53
Casino 18.04 - - 3.20 9.17
Murwillumbah - - - - 11.30
Brisbane 20.45 NP31 - - 6.00
Muswellbrook 2-Xpl 14.32 15.42
Scone M-Sa 14.51 16.01
Werris Creek 11.55 16.04 17.13
Tamworth 12.31 16.38 |
Armidale 18.40 |
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NP33 |
Xpl |
(2) |
M-F |
Werris Creek 16.10 17.20
Gunnedah 17.10 18.20
Narrabri 18.20 19.30
Moree 19.45 20.55
NP32
2-Xpl
Daily
Moree 8.05
Narrabri 9.19 NT24
Gunnedah 10.28 XPT
Werris Creek 11.39 (2+5) NP34 NP36
Daily 2-Xpl 2-Xpl
Armidale 9.10 M-F Sat
Tamworth NT2 11.08 15.20 15.20 NT4
Werris Creek NT6 XPT 11.49 15.55 16.05 XPT
Scone XPT (2+7) 13.00 17.18 (2+7)
Muswellbrook (2+7) Daily 13.19 17.37 Daily
Brisbane Daily 21.30 - NL18 - 7.30
Murwillumbah 17.00 - - Pass - -
Casino 19.10 0.10 - Tu,F - 10.06
Grafton 20.30 1.30 - 6.45 - 11.30
Coffs 21.40 2.40 - 8.10 - 12.42
Kempsey 23.10 4.10 - 10.10 - 14.28
Taree 0.50 5.50 - 12.00 - 16.15
Dungog 2.45 7.45 - 14.15 - 18.11
Maitland 3.30 8.20 14.19 15.00 18.39 18.59
Broadmeadow 3.50 8.40 14.39 15.25 19.00 19.22
Sydney 6.00 10.50 16.50 17.45 21.22 21.35
This double the number of services to Brisbane. The extra north coast
services and interworkings to Melbourne can easily be worked by only 6 2+7
XPT sets. If there were problems, there are sufficient spares to form
relief services. E.g., NT24 can be turned into a 2+7 set to form NT5. The
arrival of NT6 (or ST2, but timing is tight) the next morning can then be
turned into a 2+5 set to form NT23.
WP27 WP27a
4-Xpl 3-Xpl
Daily MWF
Sydney 7.10 7.10
Lithgow 9.33 9.33
Bathurst 10.45 10.45
Blayney 11.40 11.40
Orange 12.05 12.10
Dubbo 14.10 -
Parkes 14.00
Ivanhoe 16.45 (EST)
Broken Hill 19.30 (CST)
WP28 WP28a
4-Xpl 2-Xpl
Daily TuThSa
Broken Hill 7.20 (CST)
Ivanhoe 10.45 (EST)
Parkes 14.40
Dubbo 14.40 -
Orange 16.40 16.40
Blayney 17.10 17.10
Bathurst 18.10 18.10
Lithgow 19.25 19.25
Sydney 21.47 21.47
SL15 SP21a
Pass 3-Xpl
Sat SuTuTh
Sydney 8.15 11.43
Goulburn 11.20 14.22
Yass Jcn 12.36 15.40
Cootamundra 14.05 17.20
Junee 14.45 18.10
Narranderra 16.20 19.25
Griffith 17.30 20.15
SP21 works as 2 x 3-car Xplorers, dividing at Goulburn.
SP22a SL16
3-Xpl Pass
MWF Sun
Griffith 7.35 8.00
Narranderra 8.35 9.09
Junee 9.45 10.36
Cootamundra 10.55 11.37
Yass Jcn 12.20 13.09
Goulburn 13.47 14.26
Sydney 16.28 17.12
SP22a combines with SP22 from Canberra at Goulburn.
Cheers
David