Gold Coast Motorail
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger train |
| Status | Ceased |
| First service | April 1973 |
| Last service | February 1990 |
| Successor | Unnamed XPT service |
| Current operator(s) | State Rail Authority |
| Route | |
| Termini | Sydney Murwillumbah |
| Distance travelled | 810 kilometres |
| Service frequency | nightly in each direction |
| Train number(s) | NL3/NL4 |
| Line(s) used | North Coast line |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | HUB RUB stainess steel sleepers |
The Gold Coast Motorail was an Australian passenger train operated by the New South Wales Public Transport Commission from April 1973 until February 1990.
It operated from Sydney via the North Coast line to Murwillumbah. It was formed of air-conditioned HUB/RUB sitting carriages along with stainess steel sleepers as well as having a motorail facility.[1] It's headcode was NL3/NL4.
In May 1987 it was renamed the Pacific Coast Motorail.[2] It ceased operating in February 1990.[3]