XPT over the Blue Mountains | Sydney to Dubbo by train

Find out what it's like to travel across the picturesque Blue Mountains on one of Australia's best known passenger trains, the XPT. Short for eXpress Passenger Train, the XPT is celebrating its 40th birthday in 2022. This video captures the journey between Sydney (Central) and Dubbo on the Central West XPT. I take you on a tour of this iconic train, sample the onboard catering and show you some incredible scenery as we cross the Great Dividing Range, and learn about landmarks along the way. Compare the first class and economy class seats to help decide whether it's worth paying the extra for first class. Travelling return between Sydney and Dubbo seven days a week, the XPT is an enjoyable way to see the countryside. Fares and bookings: https://transportnsw.info/regional-bookings/ Food and drink menu and prices: https://transportnsw.info/travel-info/using-public-transport/regional-booking-travel-information/onboard-food-drink 🚉 Train: XPT (eXpress Passenger Train) 🚉 Operator: NSW TrainLink 🚉 Locomotives: XP power cars 🚉 Seat: Car B, Seat 5 (window) 🚉 Route: Central (Sydney) - Dubbo 🚉 Distance: 462km 🚉 Travel time: 6 hours 26 minutes (scheduled) 🚉 Class: First class 🚉 Travel date: 7 August 2022 EQUIPMENT: 🚉 Cameras: GoPro Hero 10, GoPro Hero 8, iPhone 12 Pro Max, Panasonic HC-VX1 Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:46 - Central West XPT 04:06 - Departing Central and seat tour 05:31 - Breakfast options 07:50 - Heading to the buffet 09:08 - Crew announcement 10:34 - Climbing into the Blue Mountains 10:56 - The story of the XPT 12:10 - Valley Heights to Faulconbridge 13:11 - The NSW V set 13:31 - Woodford to Katoomba + breakfast 15:21 - Hydro Majestic Hotel 16:05 - Blue Mountains landslip 17:10 - The Zig Zag Railway 18:31 - Lithgow including D sets 20:13 - Wallerawang Power Station and Rydal 21:43 - Tarana 22:41 - Toilet tour 23:18 - XPT train tour 25:25 - Bathurst 27:06 - Lunch options 28:22 - Newbridge and Blayney 29:36 - Millthorpe and Orange 31:56 - Lunch and First Class seat recline 33:23 - Stuart Town 34:33 - Fares and Wellington 35:58 - Geurie 36:58 - Mindyarra Maintenance Centre and arrival in Dubbo 37:56 - Dubbo Railway Station and final thoughts Music I use Artlist for high quality, licensed audio. If you sign up using my referral link below, you will get two extra months for free. https://artlist.io/Adam-3542584 Information sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_XPT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Western_railway_line,_New_South_Wales https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_West_Express https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains Maps: OpenRailwayMap: https://www.openrailwaymap.org Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/ Population stats: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/search-by-area Blue Mountains rail gradients: https://railsafe.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/46159/Main-West-Blue-Mountains-Line-Emu-Plains-to-Lithgow.PDF XPT history: https://www.trms.org.au/rm/rm_2000_frame.htm Photo attributions: Poster: XPT the greatest experience in the country © State of New South Wales through the State Archives and Records Authority of NSW 2016. https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/ADLIB_RNSW111916702 Zig Zag railway Maksym Kozlenko Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zig_zag_railway_at_Lithgow.jpg Central West Express Zig Zag – Lithgow https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/ADLIB_RNSW116557296 © State of New South Wales through the State Archives and Records Authority of NSW 2016. XPT in snow at Orange MDRX, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:XPT_Train_Australia.jpg The Three Sisters: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons #XPT #traintravel #australiantrains