What’s Australia’s Regional train service like? NSW Trainlink Xplorer - Sydney to Tamworth

Today we take a look at what a NSW country service is like. Traveling from Sydney to Tamworth, the country music capital of Australia on board NSW Trainlink's XPLORER train.

Filmed: 8th April 2022
Operator: NSW Trainlink
Departure: Central Station - Sydney, Australia
Arrival: Tamworth Station - Tamworth, Australia
Duration: 6H30M (including 20 minute delay)

[DonnaGlass-fx]

The rail museum at Werris Creek is really worth a visit

[lucasbarber]

I used to catch that bad boy from Tamworth to Sydney every Christmas holidays. I really miss it as well.

[TANSW]

0:13 I thought he meant tamworth was the capital of Aus, i didnt realise he said the music capital

[SydneyDrums]

Great train vids Josh !
A tip about Tamworth.. the country music only really happens at the festival & that’s only once a year. If you go to Tamworth any other time of year and go to the local pubs expecting to hear country bands playing you will be disappointed.

[FromtheWindowSeat]

Very enjoyable video. 👍
08:54 I’m guessing that’s the suspension? I noticed the same thing on the Southern Highlands Endeavour.

[dagwould]

I took an Explorer from Sydney to Broken Hill many years ago. The seats were horrible.

[Andrewjg_]

Australia is incredible. It has got almost everything for tourists to visit.

[conepiecechronicles]

Coal trains almost always have 80 hoppers. Cessnock boy here

[kerryfranklin]

I really enjoyed this video; would love to know what music is playing through 08:00-09:00 ?>

[glenncooper]

Broken seat ... delays ... yep, that's the XPT, all right! Great video. Very well done.

[TANSW]

How does the trian get split at werris ck?

[colleenhamilton]

Hi, just wondering how you managed to get a ticket for $40 from Sydney to Tamworth?! Usually it's a lot more than this! Did you have a concession or something?

[VinhNguyen-ipdr]

Do the seat numbering start from the back of the car to the front of the car in the direction of the train running? thanks

[tangiers]

is this the same train that goes to broken hill?

[peterbreis]

I use them but they are incredibly noisy, smell of diesel, creaky, vibrate and are inexplicably slow and annoying to get tickets.