Sydney to Melbourne Countrylink XPT near Footscray - Paxman Diesel Train in Australia - PoathTV

The overnight Sydney to Melbourne Countrylink XPT is seen passing through Footscray, just a few minutes from its destination Southern Cross Station. About an hour later it is seen on its return daytime journey back to Sydney.

Auscision Models have recently announced they will be producing a highly detailed HO scale model of the XPT passenger train, details can be found on their website http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au/

The XPT has been in service since 1982, and is based on the InterCity 125 (or Class 43) design used by British Rail. Further information about the XPT is available in the Countrylink factsheet http://www.countrylink.info/travelling_with_us/our_fleet/xpt

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[PoathTV]

The train in this scene is using the standard gauge (4' 8 1/2" or 1435mm) tracks, the third rail is for the Victoria broad gauge trains (5' 3"). Victoria still has an extensive broad gauge network, while the interstate trains run on the standard gauge.

[KHVEDOR]

Nice video! Can I ask a question? I am interested in dual track width( 0:40 and beyond). There are trains with different track width? And what a standard gauge in Australia: 1435mm(4.708ft)?

[auzsurfer]

Just to let you know as well you do not see at all dual gauge in use in the Sydney Suburban rail network. It is all standard gauge. Its interesting to see that when the XPT is heading back to Sydney, the standard gauge is nice and well looked after while the Melbourne city track lines (BG) do not even use concrete sleepers or not enough rocks to hold the sleepers in properly.

[my90tp]

@KHVEDOR My pleasure, I just love trains (mainly the Older type the Newer one's are way to sterile) but the XPT still looks good for a train that's been in service since 1982, (the Xplorer was put in service in 1993 I belive) the XPT is still looking great 30 years on, But as an Aussie Myself living around where the XPT's / Xplorers are based you'd think as a Whole Nation Australia would have one Gauge of Track nationwide it's weird to have several

[KHVEDOR]

@my90tp Much obliged to you!

[my90tp]

@KHVEDOR Main gauges:

Standard gauge—1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) 17,678 km—mainly New South Wales and the interstate rail network.

Narrow gauge (Cape gauge)—1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 15,160 km—mainly Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania as well as some of South Australia

Broad gauge (Irish gauge)—1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) 4,017 km—mainly Victoria, some South Australia, some New South Wales

NSW runs the "Standard Gauge" 1435mm but the other states run there own

[KHVEDOR]

@PoathTV Thanks!