Opposition says it will step into vacuum left by NSW government’s lack of interim solutions to improve experience for passengers
Current XPT rolling stock entered service in NSW in the early 1980s. Passengers travelling from Sydney to Melbourne and Brisbane face trips in excess of 10 hours in ageing interiors without modern amenities such as phone charging or wifi.
However, the Perrottet government has not offered interim solutions to improve the experience of passengers over the next several years.
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