The scenery showing cattle is accompanied by Rory saying "I felt a bit hungry again so I went to the buffet car and looked for a pie." *Rory returns with a chunky steak pie.* I enjoy the train travel videos Rory, I look forward to more!
Great journey review Rory. Brilliant job capturing the excitement of the trains arrival at Yass Junction. Big shoutout to the employee who recognised you & your script writer for the inclusion of the dry humour. 👍
I live in Canberra and recently travelled to Melbourne by train. I caught the midday train to a Goulburn, stayed overnight then caught the XPT departing at 10:13am arriving in Melbourne about 20minutes late as there was track work happening on the outskirts oh Melbourne. On the return journey I went by train to Yass then by bus from there. I really enjoyed the journey, great scenery and very comfortable and spacious.
I badmouth Australian trains so much because they're soo slow, but they're still my preferred method of transport. You're spot on in my opinion that there are faster and cheaper ways, but nothing beats just watching the scenery pass on a train 😊 Edit: another option is for the night one is take the Explorer to Goulburn, have a nice dinner there and wait around a few hours. Get into Melbourne the next morning, giving a whole day in Melbourne and not having to pay for a hotel for a night 😂 Yet another slow option is vline out through the Gippsland. Takes a few hours longer, but an option is to spend a night or two in one of the towns along the way. Definitely the most beautiful of all the routes. If you're super energetic, spend almost a week hiking the rail trail down in the east Gippsland area. Not hard terrain but takes a fair bit of work just because of the distance and having to carry what you need to survive 🤣
G’day from Canberra! Thanks for showing some of our best views from the Commonwealth Ave bridge :) I now know I can catch the Yass bus from the city. Looking forward to retracing you steps to Melbourne in June. 👍🏼
Ive seen a snail overtake Metro trains in Melbourne during peak hour especially on the line to Western Suburbs its atrocious!! Another awesome review, appreciate the effort to include the connections and how you get to the train or plane certainly much more helpful if thinking about that journey. Always a fantastic high quality review. 👍
Thanks for the video! I've seen my dorm in your vids where I lived and studied almost 10 years ago! It instantly reminds me a day when I was studying in ANU. Cheers mate!
I love your comment about trains rarely travelling faster than cars 🤣🤣 Its so true!! After using trains extensively in Asia Australia has a long way to go (pardon the pun)
A fabulous video, it would be easier to just catch a coach but this seems like a good and more comfortable way to do it! Also, at 16:07 that is the AK Cars, possibly the same ones I saw a few days ago around Melbourne.
Thanks for sharing the video, love it Rory. I live in Canberra but work in Melbourne, normally I travel with greyhound night bus and never thought there's train service between CBR and MEL, definitely will give it a try once lockdown finish.
Another great RD vlog…Hamish the seat stealer. I loved train travel in Ireland. You can book your seat, when you board its on a small screen above your seat.
NSW TrainLink has resumed booking every seat and sleeping berth. It has excellent Discovery Passes available offering unlimited travel on its extensive rail and connecting road coach network, stretching from Melbourne to Sydney and Brisbane. First class prices are A$300 for 14 days to a bargain A$550 for six months' travel. The switches at around 7:00 are for the night lights to one's seat.
Congrataulations Rory on another interesting and detailed train check. I last visited Australia in the 1980s and these XPT trains must have been in service at that time. However I wasn't brave enough, at the time to take the train, so opted for Ansett (this was in 1984). Seeing your video made me realise what a comfortable and civilised way train travel can be on this route. Yes those XPT's are ancient by today's mainline standards in Europe but they have much charm and are kept in very good condition. I liked the display in the buffet car but in Europe passengers wouldn't want to wait *one hour* for a hot meal to be prepared ! I ought to mention that the UK's 125 InterCity trains are now mainly restricted to Scotrail (the rail operator within Scotland) and they will be in service for a good few years yet. The main 125 InterCity operators are all withdrawn their trains from service to be replaced by new Hitachi trains which are built at Hitachi's UK factory or in Italy.
I wouldn't be so sure about the future of ScotRail's HSTs. Neither the leading power car nor the carriages performed well during the Stonehaven derailment. The unions are agitating for their withdrawal, and I suspect their days are numbered.
@@nkt1 Hello nkt1 - I agree but note I made my comments above two months *before* the Stonehaven derailment. Besides Scotrail there are also a few HSTs used by GWR for local services in the West Country. Am not certain whether or not Cross Country still operates HSTs.
@@alexmcwhirter6611 Fair enough :-) Yes, CrossCountry is still operating a dozen Class 43s. Apparently they operate mainly on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Hi Rory, I enjoy your video's. I think also from Cootamundra there is a bus connection all the way to Mildura in north west Victoria. The bus almost takes longer to get to Mildura than the train takes from Sydney to Cootamundra. Also, you forgot to mention the bus connections from Wagga and Albury. Nevertheless you did a good job of selling that almost 40yo XPT train.
Because it is flatter and not so windy. From wagga you climb into the deviding ranges and that’s it to Sydney. Also Sydney all the way to Brisbane and on to Cairns. That’s why we don’t have high speed trains.
Phenomenal! You smashed this, and I can't wait for next week's video, that's why you were in Adelaide! The food looked quite nice, I have only tried the Banana Bread and Crossaunt on the Xplorer in Economy. This looks like a great service, and I would do it, but I want to do it on the overnight train rather than the day train.
Thank you!! From Canberra if you wanna do the overnight sleeper you have to get on at Goulburn, that’s the last pick up stop for sleeper. And there’s no bus connection from Canberra to Yass on the night service
I’d only travel in premium class if I ever gonna do Ghan or Indian pacific (the gold class cabin looks similar to the XPT, the dining car looks similar to spirit of the outback, so I don’t find gold class attractive). But the premium class costs almost $8000 so unfortunately I’m not gonna do it in the foreseeable future 😂
0:45 The hotel i stayed two nights in the year 2005, years before the tram was constructed. And another tourist location at 0:00 i have been to. Thank you for bringing back these memories.
Apparently in the past one platform at Albury had a standard gage line while the other platform had a broad gage line due to how back then the line was broad gage in Victoria and standard gage in NSW. So back then you would have to change trains as Albury until the line in Victoria was converted to standard gage! :)
It is sad that it took a pandemic to get the train toilets cleaned like that. I have caught many trains over the years & never seen them looking so sparkling clean.
I use to travel the XPT between Sydney to Junee on my own when I was 12 and 13 years old. From Junee, a train/bus off to rellies. It's not a bad train. It was supposed to be replaced by now but no government has planned to replace them so they need overhauls to keep them working at their age.
The vent looking thing are actually the reading lights. It might be because they were broken. Passengers do not have control of the a/c. The a/c vent runs the length of the carriage next to the overhesd light in the middle isle
The British InterCity 125 trains have been phased out and replaced with less comfortable trains, although these are capable of the same speeds and most of them can run with diesel power or electric from the overhead catenary.
Hello skin150263, There's some confusion here. The UK's InterCity 125 trains are diesel power only. There never has been an electically-powered variant. I suspect you are confused by the new Hitachi trains (now in service with GWR/LNER/TPE/Hull Trains) which are bi-mode (they can operate with either diesel or electric power).
This is an excellent review Rory and I now wonder if the extra cost for first class is actually necessary. The coach stop in Canberra looks a little disappointing and does not appear to offer any shelter from the weather. I think when booking online there should be an option to pre order a meal. Another option would be for the coach driver to take meal orders and forward them to the train. We sometimes fall short in Australia with the standards of travel offered.
First class isn’t necessary in my opinion that’s why I didn’t book first class, The coach stop is pretty much just a city bus stop, there’s a bws not far from the stop so if it rains you can wait the bus there And yeah I agree, that would be really nice if the coach driver could forward the meal orders to the train!
The coach stop used to be in the Jolimont Centre on Northbourne Ave (where the V-line coach leaves from) but I understand the NSW rail connection bus moved as a cost saving measure.
@@RoryDing Pre-Covid, I used this service to/from Wagga Wagga quite a lot. There was always an announcement after Yass for a hot meal service on the Canberra/Melbourne leg. I wonder if your experience was a one-off or some change because of Covid measures? I'll be on this train next week, for the first time in over a year, so I'll be interested to see what will happen. Another great video by the way! :-)
Yeah that’s what I thought!! That’s why I was waiting for the announcement! I asked the crew in the buffet why they didn’t make an announcement they said they make announcement at 11 Please let me know if they made an announcement on your trip to Wagga next week!
That damn roundabout with traffic lights. It's ok when you get used to it, but when you are new to it, despite the lights saying green, you feel like slowing to give away like a roundabout. I recall seeing this coach, and the VLine one to Melbourne, a few times during the near daily runs to Canberra I was doing throughout March. A month I'm glad is over. If I never see Canberra again, it'll be too soon (dad had 6 weeks of 5 days/week radiotherapy at the hospital...and I was his driver from Boorowa).
It is a shame there isn't more "fast" rail services like the XPT, it doesn't even need to be TGV kinds of speeds just anywhere from 150kph+ on big sections and it would be good, With some track work Adelaide to Melbourne for example could be serviced by something in sensible times that would only put it a couple of hours behind flying and the shenanigans of the airport at both ends.
Seeing the train stations, still being maintained in their former glory, was like being transported back in time. Wagga Wagga, Wodonga such unique sounding names. Very informative, as always Rory.✌️ How do you measure the recline angle & footspace ?
Unfortunately the days of constructing beautiful architectural stations such as Albury and Seymour in this vision are long gone. Today's modern stations have NO character....a true reflection of the politicians and executives that are in charge. Also some good history to read up on the Spirit of Progress (Melbourne to Sydney) and the wonderful Southern Aurora (about which a good Aussie song was composed). You will learn about the standardisation of the States rail gauges in the process.
Great video, I do a lot of work for ARTC & was at Harefield on tue 29th when the 2 x XPT's had a longer than usual stop on tuecway to Wagga noticed a particular train in this video ( the yellow sis engines pulling the decommissioned silver carriages ( from where i cant work out ) that is very rare just south of Harefield that I saw on the 29th of March just wondering what date you did this trip ?.
There you go@@RoryDing I was at Harefield the day that your South bound XPT sat at Harefield alongside the North bound XPT which is a very unusual thing to happen its very rare.
@@RoryDing I've never had them have chicken. The only change I've seen has been from having yellow AND green curry to a curry and beans, and that was a few years ago
its funny that when the white lady working at the train station asked if you traveled with family only because you were standing behind the other asian man. That often happened to me :😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
18:23 Hang on, what date was this trip, because a few weeks ago I was catching a vline back from Swan Hill and saw an xpt in exactly that spot at around that time. Would be funny if it was that train 😂
@@RoryDing oh haha, I meant to say specifically at that bridge at the timestamp, because I remember looking behind my vline and seeing an xpt coming down the bridge
Hi Rory Love train journeys but at the moment I have a small dog and frets when I go away so I have to drive to my destinations Apparently years ago XPT use to carry pets in cargo section I have done the Indian Pacific and Ghan train trips I've seen your videos on those I was lucky to do a month's trip getting on and off and seeing all the main attractions in every state I haven't been to Vic yet ! I'm thinking of doing this trip from Sydney to Melbourne will I be able to catch the XPT straight back ? I'm sure my little dog will be ok for an overnite stay at my sister's 😁 Have you got a special app on your phone as I noticed you checked the places and times on your phone Oh I did the Qld Spirit trip from Bris to Cairns before I had my dog and went first class You must do that one The service in there is amazing second best after In.Pacific and Ghan Cheers Thank you
You are my favourite Australian Transport vlogger
Awww thank you!!!!! ☺️☺️☺️☺️
RoryDing and One World Flyer are my favourites
Thank you!!!
But I’d say dennisbunnik and Paul Stewart are the best!
@@RoryDing I like your train reviews. I like how you go to Regional Australia and explore the aviation and railways there.
My favourites are: Rory Ding, QFS aviation and Itripreport
I love your descriptions as I am totally blind. Well done.
Michael, I can confirm the pie that Rory bought onboard the XPT really did look like it had been in the oven since the train left Sydney.
Food on the xpt is horrible 12 dollar and your still hungry
The scenery showing cattle is accompanied by Rory saying "I felt a bit hungry again so I went to the buffet car and looked for a pie." *Rory returns with a chunky steak pie.*
I enjoy the train travel videos Rory, I look forward to more!
15:13 is where this happens, hungry indeed!
In fairness the Australian meat pies should be awarded some kind of culinary award....
I’m an Aussie expat who lives overseas, your videos are awesome for when I am missing Australia. I look forward to more of your travels.
Thank you 😊
Fantastic, it’s wonderful seeing all these regional towns. You should get a job with sbs or the abc!
Yeah imagine him hosting a big budget show it’d be great
Great journey review Rory. Brilliant job capturing the excitement of the trains arrival at Yass Junction. Big shoutout to the employee who recognised you & your script writer for the inclusion of the dry humour. 👍
Thank you haha
And I am my own script writer so thank you for recognising the dry humour 😃
I am in love with the major Intercity-125 vibe. I know that train is derived from the british one and it reminds me of very good memories.
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I live in Canberra and recently travelled to Melbourne by train. I caught the midday train to a Goulburn, stayed overnight then caught the XPT departing at 10:13am arriving in Melbourne about 20minutes late as there was track work happening on the outskirts oh Melbourne. On the return journey I went by train to Yass then by bus from there. I really enjoyed the journey, great scenery and very comfortable and spacious.
I badmouth Australian trains so much because they're soo slow, but they're still my preferred method of transport. You're spot on in my opinion that there are faster and cheaper ways, but nothing beats just watching the scenery pass on a train 😊
Edit: another option is for the night one is take the Explorer to Goulburn, have a nice dinner there and wait around a few hours. Get into Melbourne the next morning, giving a whole day in Melbourne and not having to pay for a hotel for a night 😂
Yet another slow option is vline out through the Gippsland. Takes a few hours longer, but an option is to spend a night or two in one of the towns along the way. Definitely the most beautiful of all the routes.
If you're super energetic, spend almost a week hiking the rail trail down in the east Gippsland area. Not hard terrain but takes a fair bit of work just because of the distance and having to carry what you need to survive 🤣
G’day from Canberra! Thanks for showing some of our best views from the Commonwealth Ave bridge :) I now know I can catch the Yass bus from the city. Looking forward to retracing you steps to Melbourne in June. 👍🏼
Ive seen a snail overtake Metro trains in Melbourne during peak hour especially on the line to Western Suburbs its atrocious!! Another awesome review, appreciate the effort to include the connections and how you get to the train or plane certainly much more helpful if thinking about that journey. Always a fantastic high quality review. 👍
Looks like an enjoyable train journey. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for all this useful information. I've only tried the coach to Wodonga and train to Melbourne. I'm encouraged to try this route.
best travel channel i found Rory well done mate
I have always wanted to catch the train from my local station to Sydney/Brisbane just for the experience, your videos make me want to go even more!
You should try it 😃
@@RoryDing I want to try but im on a wheel chair
@@lachlanholidayaccessibletr6758 you're in luck, the xpt has wheelchair spaces. Definitely go for it, scenery is great for the soul 😊
Thanks for the video! I've seen my dorm in your vids where I lived and studied almost 10 years ago! It instantly reminds me a day when I was studying in ANU. Cheers mate!
The switches are light switches for individual reading lights, air con is in the ceiling next to overhead lights
Thank your response, I didn’t find any individual reading lights tho!😅
@@RoryDing the things that look like little air vents next to the switches are the reading lights, looks like they diddnt work thou most don't
@@J89477 Probably switched off at the power box during the day.
Switches are for overhead reading lights not air vents. Top review hopefully you will do more train ones👍👍
I thought those were for the light but I don’t think there was an overhead reading light 😂
I’m trying to do more trains! ☺️
I love your comment about trains rarely travelling faster than cars 🤣🤣 Its so true!! After using trains extensively in Asia Australia has a long way to go (pardon the pun)
Love your reviews Rory! You are direct and refreshing, and you give clear and concise information. Thank you for posting this. You do make me laugh :D
Thank you ☺️
This was so relaxing to watch and very informative, really appreciate the comparison table you included too.
Ohmg thank you so much for this review! I've been trying to look for any information on how to reach Melb from Canberra without flying.
No worries
Yes using the train is much cheaper 😁
A fabulous video, it would be easier to just catch a coach but this seems like a good and more comfortable way to do it! Also, at 16:07 that is the AK Cars, possibly the same ones I saw a few days ago around Melbourne.
Yeah the coach would be easier but it’s more expensive and the XPT has better seats and I can move around 😅
There’s only 3 AK cars in existence, so they’ll always be the same ones wherever.
Great review. Congrats on getting some recognition too :D
Thank you 😃
Thanks for sharing the video, love it Rory. I live in Canberra but work in Melbourne, normally I travel with greyhound night bus and never thought there's train service between CBR and MEL, definitely will give it a try once lockdown finish.
Another great RD vlog…Hamish the seat stealer. I loved train travel in Ireland. You can book your seat, when you board its on a small screen above your seat.
It is very interesting to watch about Australian train. Thanks for sharing!
thanks so much for passing through my home town
Great trip report, that meal is making me very hungry haha
NSW TrainLink has resumed booking every seat and sleeping berth. It has excellent Discovery Passes available offering unlimited travel on its extensive rail and connecting road coach network, stretching from Melbourne to Sydney and Brisbane. First class prices are A$300 for 14 days to a bargain A$550 for six months' travel.
The switches at around 7:00 are for the night lights to one's seat.
Congrataulations Rory on another interesting and detailed train check. I last visited Australia in the 1980s and these XPT trains must have been in service at that time. However I wasn't brave enough, at the time to take the train, so opted for Ansett (this was in 1984). Seeing your video made me realise what a comfortable and civilised way train travel can be on this route. Yes those XPT's are ancient by today's mainline standards in Europe but they have much charm and are kept in very good condition. I liked the display in the buffet car but in Europe passengers wouldn't want to wait *one hour* for a hot meal to be prepared !
I ought to mention that the UK's 125 InterCity trains are now mainly restricted to Scotrail (the rail operator within Scotland) and they will be in service for a good few years yet. The main 125 InterCity operators are all withdrawn their trains from service to be replaced by new Hitachi trains which are built at Hitachi's UK factory or in Italy.
I wouldn't be so sure about the future of ScotRail's HSTs. Neither the leading power car nor the carriages performed well during the Stonehaven derailment. The unions are agitating for their withdrawal, and I suspect their days are numbered.
@@nkt1 Hello nkt1 - I agree but note I made my comments above two months *before* the Stonehaven derailment. Besides Scotrail there are also a few HSTs used by GWR for local services in the West Country. Am not certain whether or not Cross Country still operates HSTs.
@@alexmcwhirter6611 Fair enough :-) Yes, CrossCountry is still operating a dozen Class 43s. Apparently they operate mainly on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Hi Rory, I enjoy your video's. I think also from Cootamundra there is a bus connection all the way to Mildura in north west Victoria. The bus almost takes longer to get to Mildura than the train takes from Sydney to Cootamundra. Also, you forgot to mention the bus connections from Wagga and Albury.
Nevertheless you did a good job of selling that almost 40yo XPT train.
Good work, young man. I enjoyed your presentation.
I love how as soon as the XPT crosses the Vic-NSW border the average speed goes up a tonne.
Because it is flatter and not so windy. From wagga you climb into the deviding ranges and that’s it to Sydney. Also Sydney all the way to Brisbane and on to Cairns. That’s why we don’t have high speed trains.
Very nice videos as always, I’ve been to Canberra it’s very nice, hoping to go to Melbourne soon
when are you going to Melbourne
I really like your train videos, very informative and interesting.
Phenomenal! You smashed this, and I can't wait for next week's video, that's why you were in Adelaide! The food looked quite nice, I have only tried the Banana Bread and Crossaunt on the Xplorer in Economy. This looks like a great service, and I would do it, but I want to do it on the overnight train rather than the day train.
Thank you!!
From Canberra if you wanna do the overnight sleeper you have to get on at Goulburn, that’s the last pick up stop for sleeper.
And there’s no bus connection from Canberra to Yass on the night service
Another great video Rory! Would love to see you do reviews on The Indian Pacific and The Ghan
I’d only travel in premium class if I ever gonna do Ghan or Indian pacific (the gold class cabin looks similar to the XPT, the dining car looks similar to spirit of the outback, so I don’t find gold class attractive).
But the premium class costs almost $8000 so unfortunately I’m not gonna do it in the foreseeable future 😂
I've never braved the XPT, but it might be a fun experience - looks like you enjoyed it
Great video. I felt like I was on a train trip watching your video
Thanks Rory I was going to fly down to Melbourne but I think I may go by xpt if they improve on the 🥧. 👍❤️👍
Depends on where you live, if you’re from Sydney then flying is better!
0:45 The hotel i stayed two nights in the year 2005, years before the tram was constructed. And another tourist location at 0:00 i have been to.
Thank you for bringing back these memories.
Apparently in the past one platform at Albury had a standard gage line while the other platform had a broad gage line due to how back then the line was broad gage in Victoria and standard gage in NSW. So back then you would have to change trains as Albury until the line in Victoria was converted to standard gage! :)
That's true. And why it's the longest platform in Australia and maybe top ten in the world.
It is sad that it took a pandemic to get the train toilets cleaned like that. I have caught many trains over the years & never seen them looking so sparkling clean.
Great video yet again, love the vids, keep it up man
Thank you!
Fantastic video again ! keep up the good work!
Thank you 😊
I use to travel the XPT between Sydney to Junee on my own when I was 12 and 13 years old. From Junee, a train/bus off to rellies. It's not a bad train. It was supposed to be replaced by now but no government has planned to replace them so they need overhauls to keep them working at their age.
No need for an overhaul. The XPTs (and Xplorers/Endeavours) are being replaced with CAF Civity trains, which are due to enter service next year.
Some nice stations along the way. Im sure some stations have closed around the country compared to years ago but some remain open.
Awesome video. Love to see more reviews like this also have you traveled to New Zealand that where im from.
Great video again Rory. :)
Great historical coverage
Enjoyed that train Journey Rory thank you
Seems like a better option than driving. Similar time, less cost (Fuel) and more relaxing.
Thank you so much.Fantastic review.
Very nice! I can't stop watching your videos. Lol.
Favourite video to end the night
Thank you!!
If you liked this one, you’ll not be disappointed with next week’s overland video!! 😌😬
The switch is for a reading light. The air con you have to twist the very end of it to turn it on and off
But where are the reading lights?? I didn’t see any 😅
@@RoryDing it's been a long time since I've been on the xpt but it might be the square around the switch. You'll have to go at night time to find out
The vent looking thing are actually the reading lights. It might be because they were broken.
Passengers do not have control of the a/c. The a/c vent runs the length of the carriage next to the overhesd light in the middle isle
@@dreww714 I was so close. Thanks for clearing that up. My strongest memory when I did an overnight trip was it’s cold 😂
There used to be a short branch line into Yass that’s why it’s called Yass junction
The British InterCity 125 trains have been phased out and replaced with less comfortable trains, although these are capable of the same speeds and most of them can run with diesel power or electric from the overhead catenary.
Hello skin150263, There's some confusion here. The UK's InterCity 125 trains are diesel power only. There never has been an electically-powered variant. I suspect you are confused by the new Hitachi trains (now in service with GWR/LNER/TPE/Hull Trains) which are bi-mode (they can operate with either diesel or electric power).
We have re-engined HST refurbished between the 7 cities of Scotland
Its not a bad drive from Canberra to yass.. as ive got family in yass and used to visit from wollongong
This is a bus coach where from Canberra ACT to Yass Junction over to Cootamundra. And trip for 1hr to travel.
The lunch for roast pork with roast potato. The meal costs $10.50 or $12.50 with a non- alcoholic drink.
Great review once again, those off/on switches were use to be individual reading lights.
I couldn’t find the reading lights tho I don’t think there is one 😂
@@RoryDing I think they were covered up, i maybe mistaken for the old rollingstock in my home state of WA, built by the same company.
This is an excellent review Rory and I now wonder if the extra cost for first class is actually necessary. The coach stop in Canberra looks a little disappointing and does not appear to offer any shelter from the weather. I think when booking online there should be an option to pre order a meal. Another option would be for the coach driver to take meal orders and forward them to the train. We sometimes fall short in Australia with the standards of travel offered.
First class isn’t necessary in my opinion that’s why I didn’t book first class,
The coach stop is pretty much just a city bus stop, there’s a bws not far from the stop so if it rains you can wait the bus there
And yeah I agree, that would be really nice if the coach driver could forward the meal orders to the train!
The coach stop used to be in the Jolimont Centre on Northbourne Ave (where the V-line coach leaves from) but I understand the NSW rail connection bus moved as a cost saving measure.
@@RoryDing Pre-Covid, I used this service to/from Wagga Wagga quite a lot. There was always an announcement after Yass for a hot meal service on the Canberra/Melbourne leg. I wonder if your experience was a one-off or some change because of Covid measures? I'll be on this train next week, for the first time in over a year, so I'll be interested to see what will happen. Another great video by the way! :-)
Yeah that’s what I thought!! That’s why I was waiting for the announcement!
I asked the crew in the buffet why they didn’t make an announcement they said they make announcement at 11
Please let me know if they made an announcement on your trip to Wagga next week!
@@RoryDing Thanks. Will do!
Hey Rory. Another way to go is with Firefly Express. Cheaper than Greyhound and we don't ho via Canberra. Sydney-Melbourne is The Hume.
This has to be the first and only time where the xpt arrived at Melbourne early 😳
😂😂
I heard one time it had broken down unless it's a, regular thing
A little bit of trivia for Albury railway station. It is the longest or was the longest platform in the southern hemisphere.
That damn roundabout with traffic lights. It's ok when you get used to it, but when you are new to it, despite the lights saying green, you feel like slowing to give away like a roundabout. I recall seeing this coach, and the VLine one to Melbourne, a few times during the near daily runs to Canberra I was doing throughout March. A month I'm glad is over. If I never see Canberra again, it'll be too soon (dad had 6 weeks of 5 days/week radiotherapy at the hospital...and I was his driver from Boorowa).
Sorry to hear about your dad. Hardly think it was the fault of Canberra (or its roundabouts) though.
Loving the roast pork...
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It is a shame there isn't more "fast" rail services like the XPT, it doesn't even need to be TGV kinds of speeds just anywhere from 150kph+ on big sections and it would be good, With some track work Adelaide to Melbourne for example could be serviced by something in sensible times that would only put it a couple of hours behind flying and the shenanigans of the airport at both ends.
Id like to see your review of the spirit of Tasmania crossing.
i enjoy your videos,very informative and natural,had a thought any chance you could add a route map ? cheers,bralen
Yeah that’s a good idea
I’ll try to add the map next time 😊
i love your videos there the best
Thank you😊
You should do Sydney to Griffith explorer train
...that runs twice a week, unlike originally when it only operated once a week.
Seeing the train stations, still being maintained in their former glory, was like being transported back in time.
Wagga Wagga, Wodonga such unique sounding names.
Very informative, as always Rory.✌️ How do you measure the recline angle & footspace ?
Hi tia information on the degrees of Recline is provided on its website ☺️
@@RoryDing EPIC!
Unfortunately the days of constructing beautiful architectural stations such as Albury and Seymour in this vision are long gone. Today's modern stations have NO character....a true reflection of the politicians and executives that are in charge.
Also some good history to read up on the Spirit of Progress (Melbourne to Sydney) and the wonderful Southern Aurora (about which a good Aussie song was composed). You will learn about the standardisation of the States rail gauges in the process.
BTW the trip is similar to the Prospector (Perth to Kalgoorlie) in as much as the scenery has many wheat silos at places.
Yes I’m planning to travel on the Prospector in July!
Now this is a buffet meal on the menu.
Great video, I do a lot of work for ARTC & was at Harefield on tue 29th when the 2 x XPT's had a longer than usual stop on tuecway to Wagga noticed a particular train in this video ( the yellow sis engines pulling the decommissioned silver carriages ( from where i cant work out ) that is very rare just south of Harefield that I saw on the 29th of March just wondering what date you did this trip ?.
I did this trip on 28 March
There you go@@RoryDing I was at Harefield the day that your South bound XPT sat at Harefield alongside the North bound XPT which is a very unusual thing to happen its very rare.
Yeah! Both XPT got delayed on that day so they met at harefield!
The AK cars are used by ARTC staff as that train monitors track quality on the ARTC network.
Good. Thanks Rory. Aussie Bob
Welcome to New South Wales at Yass Junction!
Ollie was killing you at Goulbourn
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@@RoryDing why did you hearted me
You forgot Mildura because Cootamundra Has a Coach from Cootamundra to Mildura
I thought Mildura is via Griffith so I didn’t include it sorry
Oh k
yea once i caught a train from Sydney to Griffith and waited a coach to come back to my Home town Mildura
Mildura is Via Griffith your right
Other than the hot meal, there also meat pies, sausage rolls, fruit salad, sandwiches, and more buffet.
Yassssssss
They absolutely do not change the meal options. I take the XP’T every few months and it’s always the same
It used to be roast chicken now it’s roast pork
Used to be Thai green curry now yellow curry
@@RoryDing I've never had them have chicken. The only change I've seen has been from having yellow AND green curry to a curry and beans, and that was a few years ago
check out my other XPT video filmed in Dec 2020 go to 9:05 ruclips.net/video/WrXUf0Q7pUM/видео.html
Why is no one talking about the xtrap at craigieburn?
XPT Service is a high speed train for 160km/h.
"I don't want to miss a second Of The scenery" 2 second later misses more than one second Of The scenery
Yass, yaas
And now this is a delay for a XPT Service to Melbourne Southern Cross at Yass Junction.
its funny that when the white lady working at the train station asked if you traveled with family only because you were standing behind the other asian man. That often happened to me :😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Is there a way to book a window seat?
You didn’t mention that NSW Trainlink also services Brisbane.
was it smooth from albury to melbourne?? now that the upgrade is done??
Yeah it was quite smooth!
18:23 Hang on, what date was this trip, because a few weeks ago I was catching a vline back from Swan Hill and saw an xpt in exactly that spot at around that time. Would be funny if it was that train 😂
All dates are in the description 😃
28 March
The XPT always uses platform 1 at southern cross 😂
@@RoryDing oh haha, I meant to say specifically at that bridge at the timestamp, because I remember looking behind my vline and seeing an xpt coming down the bridge
"going through the Yass?"
"Yaaaassss"
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Hello I been on I train iwhent too borwal it's on the way to sydney
Hi Rory Love train journeys but at the moment I have a small dog and frets when I go away so I have to drive to my destinations Apparently years ago XPT use to carry pets in cargo section I have done the Indian Pacific and Ghan train trips I've seen your videos on those I was lucky to do a month's trip getting on and off and seeing all the main attractions in every state I haven't been to Vic yet ! I'm thinking of doing this trip from Sydney to Melbourne will I be able to catch the XPT straight back ? I'm sure my little dog will be ok for an overnite stay at my sister's 😁 Have you got a special app on your phone as I noticed you checked the places and times on your phone Oh I did the Qld Spirit trip from Bris to Cairns before I had my dog and went first class You must do that one The service in there is amazing second best after In.Pacific and Ghan Cheers Thank you
I will do the spirit of Queensland in just a few days!
This is a Roadcoach bus to Yass Junction.
The switches are for the lights ma dude