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Why you could be waiting even longer for the XPT's replacement
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (680+ words) April 16, 2026 " 5: 00am Another set of critical design changes have to be made to NSW's troubled fleet of new long-distance passenger trains, risking extra delays before they enter service and replace decades-old and less reliable models. Despite already undergoing multiple design changes,…...
Minister refuses to apologise for rail delays ahead of limited reprieve
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (468+ words) April 15, 2026 " 6: 18pm Queensland's transport minister has blamed the extended closure of a major Brisbane train line and issues with replacement buses on industrial action by electrical workers amid pay negotiations. Train services are expected to resume on the city's northside between…...
America's own spectacular luxury train journey now covers almost 1000km
1+ day, 31+ min ago (839+ words) April 15, 2026 " 5: 00am I rubberneck at couples edgily queueing outside a Mormon temple in Salt Lake City's south-eastern suburbs. They return the rubberneck, curious at the handsome passenger train click-clacking past them for the first time; no doubt hitched by the time…...
Boost to frequency of Sydney's metro train services as fuel crisis bites
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (570+ words) April 13, 2026 " 8: 59am The frequency of services on Sydney's M1 metro rail line will be temporarily boosted from Monday to cater for demand, as more commuters leave their cars at home to catch trains due to the fuel crisis. Amid fears oil prices…...
How the metro killed a Sydney shopping centre
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (836+ words) April 13, 2026 " 5: 00am On some days, out the back of his shop in North Sydney's Greenwood Plaza, cobbler Joe Panarello jokes he sees more shows than shoes. "I'm just watching Netflix," he says. Panarello's store, TJ Shoes, occupies what was once considered…...
My fellow train passenger collapsed in front of me. I couldn't stop laughing
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (723+ words) April 10, 2026 " 5: 24am I was sitting chatting to an English backpacker sitting opposite me on the train when all his colour suddenly drained away, his eyes became glassy, and he slumped forward, face-first into his bright yellow lunch of saffron chicken and…...
Australia's famous cross-country trains enter a new era of luxury
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (503+ words) April 9, 2026 " 5: 00am When passengers make themselves exceptionally comfortable inside the new Aurora Australis suites aboard long-distance trains such as The Ghan, they'll do so amid luxury not seen on the nation's rails since the days of specially outfitted carriages reserved for…...
Key train lines to remain closed for rest of month
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (415+ words) April 8, 2026 " 6: 06pm Brisbane commuters are being warned some key rail lines across the city will remain out of action until the end of April, after an industrial dispute blew out timeframes on key maintenance work. Queensland Rail chief executive Kat Stapleton…...
I got off at Sydney's spookiest train station and this is what I found
1+ week, 3+ day ago (743+ words) Some days we fly past a blur of steel, concrete and orange signage. From the windows, the ghostly station looks to be home to more train carriages than people. Some days the disembodied voice issues a flat warning. "This train…...
Cross River Rail boss warns of year-long delay as unions take action
1+ week, 6+ day ago (616+ words) April 2, 2026 " 4: 58pm Cross River Rail could be delayed by another year due to planned industrial action over the Easter long weekend, the delivery authority's boss warned on Thursday, as unions blamed the Queensland government for escalating the showdown. Both the Rail,…...