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XPT Express Passenger Trains

The XPT (eXpress Passenger Train) is based upon the British HST, but with rerated motive power and changed axle gearing.

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  • Date : 22 Jul 1996, catalogued 9 Oct 1997
  • Photographer : John Hurst
  • Medium :
  • Description : An XPT in CountryLink colours at Central.


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  • Date : Jul 1981, catalogued 01 May 1999
  • Photographer : John Hurst
  • Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 11815
  • Description : An XPT in original colours during a promotional visit to Canberra.


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  • Date : Jul 1981, catalogued 02 May 1999
  • Photographer : John Hurst
  • Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 11816
  • Description : An XPT in original colours during a promotional visit to Canberra.


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  • Date : Nov 1981, catalogued 02 May 1999
  • Photographer : John Hurst
  • Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 11842
  • Description : An XPT waits late at night at Sydney Central.


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  • Date : Nov 1995, catalogued 14 Jul 2001
  • Photographer : John Hurst
  • Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 19494
  • Description : An XPT in CountryLink colours leaving Sydney Central


  • Image : dir=nsw/xpt/ page=index 129651 bytes, 800x600 pixels
  • Date : Nov 1995, catalogued 14 Jul 2001
  • Photographer : John Hurst
  • Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 19495
  • Description : An XPT approaching Sydney Central


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  • Date : unknown, catalogued 11 Sep 2021
  • Photographer : Kevin Bradney
  • Medium : email digital image, image location XPT Raglan
  • Description : an XPT on Raglan bank


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  • Date : 2004, catalogued 12 Sep 2021
  • Photographer : Terry Bingham
  • Medium : email digital image, image location XPT up from Queanbeyan
  • Description : XPT up from Queanbeyan


  • Image : dir=nsw/xpt/ page=index 116296 bytes, 800x600 pixels
  • Date : 28 May 2003, catalogued 12 Sep 2021
  • Photographer : John Hurst
  • Medium : Canon PowerShot S40
  • Description : A CountryLink XPT waits at Central for students from UTS to arrive


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  • Date : 12 Apr 2018, catalogued 12 Sep 2021
  • Photographer : John Hurst
  • Medium : digital camera (Canon EOS600D), image location 20180412-095102
  • Description : The Intercapital service to Sydney waits at Southern Cross Station for passengers to board. My wife and I travelled on this train to board a cruise departing Sydney for Vancouver the following day. We then caught a train to Seattle to visit our son and daughter-in-law, demonstrating that one can travel the world without aircraft!


  • Image : dir=nsw/xpt/ page=index 261822 bytes, 800x533 pixels
  • Date : 29 Sep 2006, catalogued 12 Sep 2021
  • Photographer : John Hurst
  • Medium : Canon EOS 350D
  • Description : On a visit to Seymour Rail Museum, we saw this XPT passing by.


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