Re: Eight Car XPT sets on Brisbane XPT

[dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)]

Graham Duffin (duffin@pronet.net.au) wrote:
>dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage) writes: > Graham Duffin (duffin@pronet.net.au) wrote:
>> >When NT-2 Bris-Syd XPT passed Salisbury (Qld) this morning (Tue 12 May)
>> >it consisted of power cars XP2006 and XP2008 and only six trailer cars.
>> >It was one of the first class trailer cars that was missing.
>> 
>> I assume you mean one of the XB cars, which are now designated economy
>> class despite their first class coding.
>
>Re your question about which car is missing.  When NT-1 and NT-2 come
>past here at Salisbury the train is travelling at speed and I can't read
>the code at the end of the carriage.  
>
>When NT-2 is heading towards Sydney this is how it presently looks:
>Power Car
>Sitting  (with guards area)
>Sitting
>Sitting
>Buffet/First
>First
>Sleeping (with guards area)
>Power Car

The normal consist is XP-XFH-XF-XF-XF-XBR-XL-XAM-XP. The former XB first
class cars were reclassified economy and often substitute for an XF,
although they retain their first class seats and codes. Has Countrylink
taken the XBs out of service for refurbishing into a standard XF?

Cheers
David