NSW Trainlink XPT Sleeper - Broadmeadow - Roma St Overnight (Review and Opinion)

[@suzanneh8144]

I'm thinking about travelling from Canberra to Brisbane with my 8yrs granddaughter. I found your video full of information that will be helpful. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@brisbanepublictransportvlogs18]

I've done that trip many many times espcially from Melbourne as I use to live in Footscray. Twice I've done the Mel - Syd - Bne - Carins in 3 days in a seat. Back then it was the Cairns Tilt Train. I love travelling on the XPT and always travel 1st class on the overnight services.

[@ahbudbudberdi]

I'm thinking of doing MEL - SYD - BNE for the holidays at the end of the year. Tell me, the SYD-BNE journey, is it better to travel overnight or during the day?

[@Jamestrent9]

You had another lot of bedding above you, should have used some of it to make your bed more comfy! I love the sound of the creaks and noises that it makes! thats why im going on the train!

[@masonnatural]

Not as good as the Brisbane Limited Express that I used to work back in the 1970's and 80's. In those days it went express from Broadmeadow to Grafton. It has gone backward stopping at every mainline station. We did have single roomettes on the train for people travelling alone. All in all you did a good job in filming the journey.

[@lancerohancoulston2824]

Loved the Brisbane limited John, old school, traveled on it in the 1970s, two jumbos up front, alco heaven 👍

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Good video. I’ve only travelled on a daytime XPT so this was interesting to see. 👍

[@wallybelp1]

Enjoyed your video. How wise your words are about overnight train travel and the XPT in general but we train travel lovers have no other choice.. Thanks . Gary

[@tranmere292]

Great review, thanks. I believe the uncivilised arrival and departure times in Brisbane are because Queensland doesn't want our NSW train interfering with the local rush-hour commuter services. We use the XPT (non-sleeping) between Sydney and Wauchope, as we live in Port Macquarie. Flying down then railing back is a nice compromise - no hassles over baggage weight on the way home if you carry it yourself plus as pensioners we get very cheap travel on the railway - free in Economy or our preferred $17-odd for First Class. Not bad for a 7-hour-plus trip! And it includes a bus shuttle into Port if you catch the Grafton XPT.

[@TOTN17]

Likley capacity in the Merivale Bridge as all the southern suburbern Lin's run through there with cross river rail opening in 2024 that will take pressure off the bridge and allow for the xpt to run to and from Brisbane twice a day

[@realjohnboxall]

@@TOTN17 No, won't happen. QR need more paths over Merivale even after CRR. Frankly QR would be happy if the NSW passenger trains stopped at Acacia Ridge, out of sight out of mind out of network.

[@robertchinnock8017]

Great video.. the worse thing when arriving at roma st at that time of the morning there is nothing open if your catching a other service like the tilt train to carins etc where you have a 11hr wait time

[@jamesherman3750]

That and if you need to catch a train out of the city, they dont start for another hour

[@glenrichards7175]

Good review, clear and well made, will miss the sleeper if it goes

[@mitchjames9350]

I reckon in this day and age there should be single bedding rooms.

[@scarlettcooper863]

Great video! I know this is old but I doubt much has changed as I took the train in 2019 and was exactly the same but was interesting to see the sleeper. Thanks for you detailed video :)

[@kimnovak8985]

I see the food options haven’t improved over the years. Took the XPT in the 90’s . What a nightmare. Had to travel to Roma Street in Brizzy take a coach to Murwillumbah get on the train there. No sleepers on that train. No overnight food or coffee service even though we got on early evening around 6. People who didn’t get on at the start had to place their luggage on the racks and at every stop someone got off without their luggage at their stop because someone pinched it. Luckily my stuff was in the baggage carriage because I got on at the start of the trip and they refused to let anyone else put their luggage in the luggage carriage.They woke the whole carriage complaining - rightly so as their stuff was nicked. Woke up for breakfast only to find they still had no food other than chips and Soft drinks and instant tea and coffee . I swore never to take that trip again ever . It was freezing cold - no blankets no heating . It felt very 3rd world. It was grubby when I went on it also and it doesn’t look like they have cleaned it since the train started the first trip.

[@TOTN17]

All the long distance trains in NSW are due to be replaced starting in 2023

[@realjohnboxall]

We had hot chips on the XPT. In 1982 :)

[@chrisacworth4729]

This is a Awesome Video about NSW Trainlink XPT Sleeper Broadmeadow

[@marcgcentury3878]

how can the train company make you sit backwards in a sleeper. Has happened to me and I resent it after paying a premium fare for the sleeper compartment

[@paullewis2413]

“A little bit old world?” More like today’s World. When I was a kid back in the 60’s we used to take the overnight sleeper from Brisbane to Sydney and there was no sharing with strangers So much for progress

[@TheVaughan5]

“A little bit old World”. More like today’s World. Back in the 60’s when I was a kid we used to take the overnight train Brisbane to Sydney. No shared rooms and we had a buffet car which served full breakfast if you wanted it, All rooms had private toilet. Hmm, so much for progress.

[@maureengrant9077]

Thanks for sharing.

[@RachelXKnight666]

Can’t wait for the new trains to come into service starting next year

[@christophermoore753]

good review seems nothing really changes from what you have said regarding quality of things amazing that no noise once comes into qld.

[@Martindyna]

Cool video. Shame about the noisey suspension, it should have been sorted by some lubrication by now. Interesting that you included the COMENG footage which of course can be seen on KZbin in it's entirety for those interested. The carriages are actually based on an American design btw (Budd), only the power cars are based on the BR Class 43 (IC125) as far as I know. The steep gradients are the main reason for the design speed 160 km/h, the power car traction motors had to be lower geared compared to Class 43 to climb the long upward grades to be encountered on the Australian routes. A thorough interior clean is indeed required judging by the food stuck to the cabin wall at high level and the chewing gum ? walked into the carpets.

[@nkt1]

Seating aside, the coach interiors appear very similar to those of the HST when they were new. The window size and shape, automatic gangway doors, overhead luggage racks and ladder-style roof lights and vents look identical.

[@Martindyna]

@@nkt1 `The passenger trailer cars were based on a Budd design, with the British Rail Mark 3 trailers considered unsuitable'. New South Wales XPT - Wikipedia. Although i don't know I thought that maybe the Budd derived cars may have a larger loading gauge than the BR mk. 3 and so have more space for the Sleeper accomodation and in general.

[@nkt1]

@@Martindyna Yes, I am aware of that. As I said, the *interiors* of the XPT coaches are very similar to unrefurbished British Rail Mark 3 coaches. The ceilings, in particular, are practically identical. Yes, the Budd cars are wider than the Mark 3, although there's not much in it. The British loading gauge is notoriously restrictive.

[@jamesherman3750]

Music is a bit loud mate, overall, good video

[@LEMMYLEMON]

I’ve always wanted to ride onboard this train

[@TOTN17]

Thinking about getting the train down to Sydney for a Football Match in Wollongong in December is the sleeper worth the extra money if travelling by yourself from Roma Street to Sydney Central?

[@Jerram89]

If you're going at night then you get a coach to Casino and train from there. tbh though I'd probably just travel during the day and ask to be put in a forward facing daysitter, which is the sleeper cabin during the day. You might sit with someone else but it's a lot better than the first class saloon. The reality is the sleeping services are good to do as a novelty but aren't up to modern standards for ongoing usage.

[@TOTN17]

@@Jerram89 day it is as I'm 6'5 and not going to fit on a coach even if it's only to casino does day sitter cost extra over 1st class?

[@scottingram4825]

You’ve managed to put me off taking this overnight sleeper from SYD to BRI. So much potential to be a great experience with a bit of tweaking and money.

[@Jerram89]

Let’s face it it’s a tired product kept going for fear of political backlash until it can be replaced by a product that lacks sleepers but the fact it’s new is the excuse to get rid of them. Unfortunately traditional long distance rail is provided begrudgingly in NSW.

[@kennethslater8674]

I have done the journey both ways on the old Brisbane limited. great trip. train travel is great and I hope that when the inland rail opens, passenger trains services will operated

[@suemannion7944]

That train needs a good clean..it’s filthy

[@bradleybyrnes9907]

I live near Armidale and often used to travel to Sydney by train. The Xplorer is the most uncomfortable and slow train, it made me invest in a comfortable van for long distance trips. No more Xplorer train for me.

[@marting4042]

Shame, this looked interesting, but unfortunately the music is often mixed too high and drowns out the commentary.

[@giuliopitroso8498]

Even in Calabria there are High-speed trains, but in one of the richest countries on the world trains are like 20 years ago in Europe.

[@giuliopitroso8498]

@lwf51 Investments in trainlines have been oriented by studies and policies in the EU, such in the case of the TEN-T. It is not just related to population density. If train network depended on population/surface of the country ratio, Uzbekistan should not have been capable of making high-speed trains.

[@utareangara5529]

faster than ANYTHING on the ground? It's so much slower than driving

[@Jerram89]

Yeah they were certainly stretching the truth here. Probably only because of its top speed (which it hardly ever did)

[@noahwon9253]

They no longer get priority on the network as freight trains earn more money for rail operators.

[@PersonalR]

Can you lie down the whole trip even if its sunny

[@RachelXKnight666]

I got told today that my mobility scooter is too long for airplane travel but the perfect length for trains so that means I have all these long ass train journey to look forward to

[@Jerram89]

Don’t forget your iPad

[@CRAIGKMSBISMARCKTIRPITZ533]

I Miss Going On The XPT 😭. I've Been On The XPT 2014,2015,2016,2019,2020 Before COVID & While We Had The Fires 😃. I'll Be Going Back Onto The XPT In March 😃. I Can't Wait 😃

[@Jerram89]

I’m just about to book a trip to Dubbo on one!

[@CRAIGKMSBISMARCKTIRPITZ533]

@@Jerram89. Nice

[@ianwilliams8448]

If went during daylight you gained an hour, not lost

[@Jerram89]

I guess you’re right: although having to wait around extra time for the car rental office to open seemed like a loss at the time!

[@bronwynpring1913]

Couldn't hear the commentary for the background music playing. Bad sound engineering.

[@Jerram89]

Yes I have improved that in later videos

[@jakeerickevincavinato-lock8374]

That's the shittiest snack pack ever !!

[@Jerram89]

I have it on good authority that the catering contractor has been told to improve or go since this video was done...

[@mrgoodwrench8181]

Disgusting in this day.

[@PM-lw9ip]

Looks pretty average

[@daveduffy1755]

This train is 40 year old at the end of its service life on a track which is older and a lot more archaic than the train set The xpt was let down by the infrastucture that it was forced to run on both north and south out of Sydney it's whole service life shame on the state rail and Victorian rail for such pathetic set ups

[@thomasburke2683]

There are older trains in Canada, but they are well maintained and clean.

[@karensheehan2878]

That's sad. Utterly uninspiring. Seats in economy very close together, and painfully hard, horrible. Can't sleep in them. This is a 50 year old train style. And dirty eww.

[@jslasher1]

I might have enjoyed your video were it not for the godawful, intrusive music. After a short time I hit the mute button.

[@Jerram89]

Sorry.

[@uhaa008]

Hey, I liked the music

[@thomasarmstrong3804]

Crap Music

[@jakeerickevincavinato-lock8374]

You can do better XPT