We’re Southbound again. Train 32 dips outta Brisbane’s Roma Street railway station at 6am, headed for Sydney Central. We spawned in at Kempsey railway station like 6 hours deep into the mission.

It’s on a single-track for most of the ride, so yeah… she’s not exactly speedrunning. Every now and then we’d just be parked up at a double-track bit waiting for northbound passenger or freight trains to slide past. Patience was tested fr.

This train rolls through Wauchope, Kendall, Taree, Wingham, Gloucester, Dungog, Maitland, Broadmeadow, Wyong, Gosford, Hornsby, Strathfield and finally Sydney Central. We hopped off at Hornsby and switched to a suburban train to Epping — endgame unlocked.

Calling it an express is kinda wild. Fast? Not even. Comfortable though? Lowkey yes — reclining seats, curtains, main character vibes. But babes… the signal? Non-existent. No Wi-Fi, no bars, just you and your thoughts until Maitland when the coverage finally stops ghosting you.

What it does serve is elite countryside content. Rural New South Wales in full cinematic mode — forests, mountains, valleys, on repeat. First half is kinda copy-paste scenery, but south of Wingham? Unreal. Late afternoon light hitting wide, lush green valleys with forested hills in the distance — actually stunning.

And from Gosford? Different level. The train snakes along the water, dives through tunnels, glides over the Hawkesbury River and eases into greater Sydney like it’s in a travel ad. That stretch alone? Worth the extra hours vs the highway. No cap