On the final screen was listed '20.42 Melbourne'. On the platform I found a large plaque erected in 1970, when Sydney and Perth were joined for the first time by a single standard-gauge train.

Thanks for logging in. You can now click/tap LISTEN to start the live stream. Thanks for logging in. A Sydney to Melbourne XPT train has derailed near Wallan, killing two people and injuring many ...

Two people have died after an express passenger train carrying 160 people from Sydney to Melbourne derailed. There are reports the driver is also trapped. Ambulance Victoria said one person was ...

Two people are dead after a train from Sydney to Melbourne derailed with 160 passengers on board. The express passenger train (XPT) - which can reach speeds of up to 160km/h - came off the ...

“It’s believed the train travelling from Sydney to Melbourne derailed near the Hume Freeway just before 8 pm,” police in the state of Victoria said in a tweet. “Two people have died at the ...

You just hang on for grim death': Inside the derailed Sydney-to-Melbourne train Passengers on the XPT service between Sydney and Melbourne describe being "thrown around", with luggage and food ...

And so, with such a bad rap, I've avoided regional trains. Until now. The XPT Train from Sydney to Melbourne leaving Central Station. Credit: Nick Moir With high inflation and the cost of fuel ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Full passenger services on the main Sydney to Melbourne train line are not expected to resume for several days following a ...

This article originally appeared in The New York Times. A train from Sydney to Melbourne derailed on Thursday, killing two people on board and injuring several more of the about 160 passengers ...

The driver killed in the Sydney-to-Melbourne train derailment last week had told a friend about issues along the train line in the month before the fatal crash, an email shows. In a February 3 ...

I'm travelling from Sydney to Melbourne on a flatbed ... Because my vehicle for this trip is a sleeper train.