XPT schedules - North Western Region
N23/N24 (1983) - North Tablelands Express
N23/N24 (1984) - North Tablelands XPT
NE23/NE24 - North Tablelands Express
NT23/NT24 - North Tablelands XPT
NP23/NP24 - North Tablelands Xplorer
Year |1983 |1984 | 1985 |1990 | 1994 |1995 |
Date |27/11| 4/6 | 14/10 | 4/6 | 13/12 |21/6 |
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Train number | N23 | N23 |NE23 NT23 |NT23 |NP23 NP31 |NP23 |
Train type | DEB | XPT |Pass XPT |XPT* | XPL XPL | XPL |
Days |M-Sa |M-Sa |Tu,Th Mo,We|Daily|Daily Fr+Su|Daily|
km | | | Sa Fr | | | |
0 SYDNEY |0735 |1155 |0708 0850 |0730 |1105 2205 |1105 |
12 Strathfield |0749u|1206u|0721u 0903u|0741u|1116u 2216u|1116u|
34 Hornsby |0812u|1226u|0741u 0924u|0803u|1137u 2237u|1137u|
81 Gosford |0854u|1307u|0823u 1004u|0846u|1218u 2318u|1218u|
101 Wyong |0909 |1321c|0838c 1017c| .. |1234c 2334c|1234c|
163 BROADMEADOW |0957 |1404 |0928 1059 | | Sa+Mo| |
dep|0959 |1406 |0943 1101 |0939 |1316 0016 |1316 |
192 Maitland |1022 |1427 |1011 1122 |0959 |1338 0038 |1338 |
239 Singleton |1054 |1508 |1054 1150 |1025 |1406 0106 |1406 |
289 Muswellbrook|1137 |1542 |1145 1223 |1100 |1440 0140 |1440 |
301 Aberdeen |1150 |1552 |1159 1233 |1110a|1451a 0151a|1451a|
315 Scone |1202 |1603 |1214 1245 |1120 |1459 0159 |1459 |
352 Murrurundi |1234 |1630 |1305 1319 |1145a|1524a 0224a|1524a|
376 Willow Tree |1307 |1653 |1336 1345 |1207a|1545a 0245a|1545a|
393 Quirindi |1322 |1706 |1352 1359 |1218 |1555 0255 |1555 |
411 WERRIS CREEK|1337w|1721m|1415m 1415m| | | |
dep|1355 |1724 |1420 1420 |1234 |1611w 0311w|1611w|
425 Currabubula |1357a| .. | .. .. | .. | .. .. | .. |
436 Duri |1407a| .. | .. .. | .. | .. .. | .. |
455 TAMWORTH arr|1427 |1755 |1505 1455 |1315 | | |
dep|1431 |1758 |1508 1459 |-----|1647 0347 |1647 |
462 Nemingha |1438 | .. | .. .. | | .. .. | .. |
472 Kootingal |1448 |1816 |1524 1514 | |1707 0407 |1707 |
511 Woolbrook |1531 | .. | .. .. | | .. .. | .. |
518 Walcha Road |1541 |1908 |1620 1601 | |1756 0456 |1756 |
540 Kentucky |1605 | .. | .. .. | | .. .. | .. |
555 Uralla |1615 |1936 |1653 1629 | |1826 0526 |1826 |
579 ARMIDALE arr|1637 |1958 |1720 1650 | |1850 0550 |1850 |
dep|1643 |1959 |-----------| |-----------|-----|
612 Black Mntn. |1722 | .. | | | | |
622 Guyra |1732 |2041 | | | | |
646 Ben Lomond |1754 | .. | | | | |
660 Glencoe |1810 | .. | | | | |
681 GLEN INNES |1829 |2135 | | | | |
|Mo+We|Mo+We| | | | |
dep|1845 |2136 | | | | |
718 Deepwater |1915 | .. | | | | |
774 TENTERFIELD |2013 |2255 | | | | |
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| N24 | N24 |NE24 NT24 |NT24 |NP24 NP32 |NP24 |
| DEB | XPT |Pass XPT |XPT* | XPL XPL | XPL |
|Tu+Th|Tu+Th|Mo,We Tu,Th|Daily|Daily Fr+Su|Daily|
| | | Fr Sa | | | |
774 TENTERFIELD |0530 |0447 | | | | |
718 Deepwater |0622 | .. | | | | |
681 GLEN INNES |0658 |0608 | | | | |
|Mo-Sa|Mo-Sa| | | | |
dep|0703 |0609 | | | | |
660 Glencoe |0723 | .. | | | | |
646 Ben Lomond |0740 | .. | | | | |
622 Guyra |0800 |0658 | | | | |
612 Black Mtn. |0809 | .. | | | | |
579 ARMIDALE arr|0845 |0737 |-----------| |-----------|-----|
dep|0851 |0740 |0815 0840 | |0910 2150 |0910 |
555 Uralla |0911 |0759 |0839 0858 | |0929 2210 |0929 |
540 Kentucky |0924 | .. | .. .. | | .. .. | .. |
518 Walcha Road |0947 |0829 |0912 0926 | |0959 2240 |0959 |
511 Woolbrook |0957 | .. | .. .. | | .. .. | .. |
472 Kootingal |1036 |0916 |0958 1011 | |1048 2329 |1048 |
462 Nemingha |1046 | .. | .. .. | | .. .. | .. |
455 TAMWORTH arr|1052 |0932 |1013 1028 |-----| | |
dep|1056 |0935 |1016 1031 |1345 |1108 2349 |1108 |
436 Duri |1117a| .. | .. .. | .. | .. .. | .. |
425 Currabubula |1127a| .. | .. .. | .. | .. .. | .. |
411 WERRIS CREEK|1138w|1010m|1105m 1105m| | Sa+Mo| |
dep|1150 |1014 |1109 1109 |1415 |1144w 0025w|1144w|
393 Quirindi |1207 |1027 |1127 1123 |1430 |1203 0044 |1203 |
376 Willow Tree |1222 |1040 |1143 1137 |1441a|1214a 0055a|1214a|
352 Murrurundi |1254 |1104 |1217 1204 |1504a|1236a 0117a|1236a|
315 Scone |1324 |1129 |1300 1234 |1525 |1257 0138 |1257 |
301 Aberdeen |1338 |1140 |1314 1245 |1535a|1307a 0202a|1307a|
289 Muswellbrook|1349 |1152 |1330 1259 |1545 |1316 0211 |1316 |
239 Singleton |1431 |1225 |1416 1332 |1618 |1350 0244 |1350 |
192 Maitland |1508 |1311 |1456 1400 |1654 |1418 0312 |1418 |
163 BROADMEADOW | | |1525 1421 | | | |
dep|1530 |1332 |1529 1423 |1713 |1439 0337 |1439 |
101 Wyong |1623 |1418b|1628b 1505b| .. |1524b 0422b|1524b|
81 Gosford arr|1638 |1430d| | | | |
dep|1640 |1431 |1642d 1517d|1808d|1538d 0436d|1538d|
34 Hornsby |1726d|1511d|1726d 1556d|1848d|1622d 0517d|1622d|
12 Strathfield |1747d|1532d|1747d 1616d|1907d|1645d 0538d|1645d|
0 SYDNEY |1800 |1545 |1800 1630 |1925 |1700 0551 |1700 |
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Legend: a Stops only if required arr Arrive
b Stops only if required to set down dep Depart
c Stops only if required to pick up
d Stops to set down only
u Stops to pick up only
w Train divides/combines at Werris Creek, one portion to/from Moree.
m Connecting service to/from Werris Creek from/to Moree
.. Non stop
* Replaced by Xplorer from 5/10/93 running to the same
schedule.
DEB "DEB set" 1950s style diesel railcar train
XPT XPT Train
XPL "Xplorer" railcar train.
Note: The above is not an exhaustive list of train services over
this route. The North Mail ran between Sydney and Armidale, Glen
Innes or Tenterfield (dividing at Werris Creek for the Moree line) ran up
to 4 nights per week until the mid 1980s, and CityRail services run
between Newcastle and Muswelbrook/Scone to this day.
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