And so, with such a bad rap, I've avoided regional trains. Until now. The XPT Train from Sydney to Melbourne leaving Central Station. Credit: Nick Moir With high inflation and the cost of fuel ...

I'm travelling from Sydney to Melbourne on a flatbed ... Because my vehicle for this trip is a sleeper train.

That vision isn’t new. A high-speed rail link between Sydney and Melbourne – with trains operating at speeds of 250 kilometres per hour or more on their own track – was first proposed in ...