International Railroad Discussion > Australian XPT Extra: When They Were New

The first XPT in Australia, XP2000, wore a version of the colorful 'Candy' scheme that debuted in the early 1980s when the Public Transport Commission was replaced by the State Rail Authority of New South Wales.

1. An XPT power car at Sydney Central on November 29, 1981. It looks like a Boy Scout Troop might be about to take an excursion. Kodachrome by R. J. Graf.

2. Another angle of an XPT power car at Sydney Central on September 12, 1981, as a crowd gathers on the platform. Kodachrome by P. S. Mangels.

3. An XPT underway at Parramatta in suburban Sydney on February 21, 1982. Note the preparation for additional tracks that would make this route a four-track mainline. Kodachrome by P. S. Mangels.

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