A very good posting ,the driver was very interesting, very down to earth guy. thanks for posting.

Thanks for uploading this video, it's the best I've seen anywhere. Nice that the driver goes over all the controls with us complete with his Aussie humour. Interesting how in the XPT cab the traction motors are the predominant noise with the Diesel engine fairly quiet - it sounds like a straight electric loco. The more I see of Australia and the straight talking friendly people, the more I'd like to visit some day.

Nice little mention of Murwillumbah at the start. Here's hoping this new decade will be prosperous for rail transport.

"Over here we have all the bullshit" then not two minutes later "if I have a heart attack or a stroke or an orgasm..." STRAYA MATE

its gold when he say's here's all the bullshit hahaha

@KuraIthys I don't mind... It's in a playlist of 14 videos, half of which are in the original KZfaq/ SD format. I re-edited the first few, as far as Bathurst, to slightly higher standard, haven't got round to the rest. The entire cab-ride was Lithgow to Orange, plus footage from the carriage either end.

nice to see this again

Regarding traction motor noise the loco was probably not on full load so the traction motors were predominant. On full load it may be different. Certainly this is the case for Class 205 Thumpers - only on part load can the traction motors be heard over the Diesel engine in the power car accomodation.

Wow. This is amazing. I've been tossing around the idea of simulating the sydney-dubbo XPT in Railworks, but I've been having a hard time working out how to get suitable reference material. (I'm in the UK at the moment) - for UK routes, I can check things myself, not to mention cab ride videos of many routes are commercially available... Do you mind if I make use if this to try and put a simulation together? How much of the route do you have footage of?

Is Craig still driving now??

@horizonstaraus Sorry for not saying so earlier, but thanks. Now I'm going to have to see what I can make of it. XD

nice vid and man you are lucky.

Thank you Bloke for your video onboard the XPT , After watching this video of yours - I feel very "Homesick" now as W.A. is so far away as I miss my home side of our wonderful country , I have some videos on You Tube also - just search for videos by locoman3801 or checkout my website called "Kev's Workshop" via Google or Yahoo.

Isn't marrangaroo 1200 meters above sea level

It's so pathetic. Another example of how politicians put profit and budgets before the national interest. Take track maintenance off the rail department and give it to private enterprise. Just bullshit. They were never serious about the XPT "revolutionizing" country rail services as the primitive track alignment and crap maintenance has never allowed these trains to reach their full potential. The British HSTs on which these XPTs were modeled belt along at far greater speeds. I was over there in 98 and saw an HST climbing the grade into Box Tunnel, it was a passing flash with two turbos screaming at full cry!

That cab is an absolute wreck. They’ve taken our superb British designed HST and totally ruined it.