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The Canberra Times · Jul 17

Soaring air fares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers take 11-hour train

Exclusive: Seats on Sydney-Melbourne train service regularly sell out over holiday period, as one-way flights to Tullamarine average almost $500

The Guardian - AU · Jan 10, 2025

Rail operators fined $525k over fatal train derailment

NSW Trains and Australian Rail Track Corporation have been sentenced in a Melbourne court after two men were killed in a 2020 train derailment.

AAP · Apr 2, 2024

Sydney-Melbourne rail upgrades could be ‘transformative’, Coalition says

Bridget McKenzie backs immediate improvements to interstate track as an alternative to long-term high-speed plans

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2022

Sydney-Melbourne railway could be affordably upgraded to slash travel times to six hours, expert says

Exclusive: replacing 250km of steam-age railway with straighter track would allow tilting trains to reduce the trip from 11 hours

The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2022

Australians turn to interstate train travel amid soaring domestic air fares heading into holiday peak

Exclusive: Bookings for journeys between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have more than doubled

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022

Sydney to Melb train services disrupted

A weekend derailment is disrupting train services between Sydney and Melbourne, with travellers being advised to make alternative arrangements.

AAP · Jul 14, 2022