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Distinctive red and white striped XPT power car leads six silver and black carriages around a slight curve

XPT

Return of the Candy XPT

A retro livery revival in time for the reinstatement of the Grafton XPT

Heritage

A Trip to the NSW Rail Museum

A daytrip to the NSW Rail Museum, in Thirlmere, including a ride on the Loop Line to Buxton

Head-on view of black and green steam locomotive rounding a tight curve next to a platform pushing vintage carriages

3526 at Beecroft

A shorter follow-up post from yesterday with more pictures!

Steam

3526 at Meadowbank

Today and tomorrow, 3526 is doing laps between Hornsby and Rhodes

Silver double-decker suburban train crossing a road level crossing at sunset, during golden hour, framed by overhead power lines and gum trees in the background.

K Set

Evening Ks

Spotting weekday evening peak K set services before the April timetable reshuffle

Steam

Opening the Steam Season with 3526

Starting strong with the Central to Kiama Steam to Surf, led by 3526

Rear view of a brown heritage train, passing through a platform with bright tacticle tiles

F Set

100 Years of Electric Trains

The 1st of March marked the 100th anniversary of the first ever electric passenger train in NSW

S Set

Spotting S28 on the T4

Spotting the special S28 runs from North Syd–Loftus at Rockdale and Jannali

R Set

R Set Testing on the Main North

Spotting the R sets doing testing on the Main North at Hornsby & Wondabyne, and an XPT at Woy Woy

Photographers capture the terminal end of V25 in its royal blue & white livery as the consist leaves Central

V Set

The Final V Set

The last revenue V set ran on the 30th of January 2026, after serving almost 56 years, although my journey to catch this historic service began the night prior, on the 29th, marking a hectic end to an era

A bright red diesel locomotive with a blue headboard reading "The Picnic Train" hauls a heritage passenger train along a double‑track railway through a bushy area under overcast skies

Chases

Chasing the Picnic Train

Chasing the return trip of the Maitland Picnic Train from Hawkesbury River to Mt. Kuring-gai via the B83