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Seven things you didn't know about this Canberra institution

From bendy buses to pollie secrets.

The Canberra Times · Jul 17

Soaring air fares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers take 11-hour train

Exclusive: Seats on Sydney-Melbourne train service regularly sell out over holiday period, as one-way flights to Tullamarine average almost $500

The Guardian - AU · Jan 10, 2025

Rail operators fined $525k over fatal train derailment

NSW Trains and Australian Rail Track Corporation have been sentenced in a Melbourne court after two men were killed in a 2020 train derailment.

AAP · Apr 2, 2024

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Sleeper services may return on Sydney-Melbourne route after new trains arrive, as night patronage booms

Exclusive: NSW government says it is open to all options even though new rolling stock, now due in 2026, will have reclining seats only

The Guardian - AU · Jan 5, 2024

The $2,000 taxi ride: how a simple missed train ended up in an epic six-hour cab journey

My train left 30 minutes before schedule – and so began a 600Km roadtrip through a good chunk of south east Australia

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2023

NSW Labor pledges to improve ageing regional trains after ‘botched’ rollout of new fleet

Opposition says it will step into vacuum left by NSW government’s lack of interim solutions to improve experience for passengers

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023

Perrottet concedes 'challenges' after $1b train blowout

Premier Dominic Perrottet has defended reports the cost of replacing NSW's ageing XPT fleet has blown out by $1 billion and been delayed by three years.

AAP · Feb 6, 2023

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Sydney-Melbourne rail upgrades could be ‘transformative’, Coalition says

Bridget McKenzie backs immediate improvements to interstate track as an alternative to long-term high-speed plans

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2022

Sydney-Melbourne railway could be affordably upgraded to slash travel times to six hours, expert says

Exclusive: replacing 250km of steam-age railway with straighter track would allow tilting trains to reduce the trip from 11 hours

The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2022

Australians turn to interstate train travel amid soaring domestic air fares heading into holiday peak

Exclusive: Bookings for journeys between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have more than doubled

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022

Sydney to Melb train services disrupted

A weekend derailment is disrupting train services between Sydney and Melbourne, with travellers being advised to make alternative arrangements.

AAP · Jul 14, 2022

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