NR59 AN 4 T - Sydney's Central Station, NSW, Australia 2009

Wednesday 9th of September 2010

NR59 - AN 4 T are the locomotives featured in the video, with NR26 in Indian Pacific livery sitting to the right.

The Indian Pacific arrived at Sydney's Central Station, time was 10:15am. I was there to watch as it was broken down into two trains because its thirty carriages dont fit on one platform. Once that's done the two sections can enter platforms so the passengers can disembark.


The Indian Pacific:
Journey Overview
Route: Sydney - Adelaide - Perth
Duration: 3 nights in either direction
Distance: 4352 kilometres
Frequency: Twice weekly in both directions

The Journey:
The Indian Pacific gives you two oceans on one of the world's longest and greatest train journeys. But most of your cruising will be across the vast continent of Australia. From the spectacular Blue Mountains to the treeless plains of The Nullarbor desert, where the train travels the world's longest straight stretch of railway track (478 kilometres), see unique landscapes unfold and spot a fascinating array of wildlife from the comfort of the lounge or your cabin.

Get up close and see the sights of some of our most famous outback towns when you enjoy an optional off-train sightseeing tour. The great train offers these tours during scheduled stops at Broken Hill, Adelaide and gold rich Kalgoorlie. A remote outpost on the Nullarbor Plain called Cook presents a further opportunity to stretch your legs.

All along the Indian Pacific route, keep an eye out for a sighting of the magnificent Australian wedge tailed eagle, the symbol of this great train. It's massive wingspan of up to two metres will make it easy to spot in a clear desert sky.

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[TrainSpotterX]

Yes you may be right about that !

[aleu650]

Good Video ! Maybe if the frequency increases and decreases the length of the train...

[TrainSpotterX]

The locos are shunted onto different tracks the lead loco will pull away allowing the second one to pull the first half of the train into Central, once this is done the first loco backs up and then pulls the second half in.

[chieftanzzz]

So how does the engine get out from the front once they break the train.

Do they leave two engines at the front ?