The Gold Coast Motorail was an Australian passenger train operated by the

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from March 1973 until February 1990. It operated from

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via the North Coast line to

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. It departed Central railway station in Sydney. It was formed of air-conditioned HUB/ RUB sitting carriages along with stainless steel sleepers as well as having a motorail facility. Its

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was NL3/NL4. In May 1987, it was renamed the ''Pacific Coast Motorail''. In February 1990 it was replaced by an unnamed XPT service."The New Timetable" ''Railway Digest'' March 1990 page 94

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{{NSWLocos, state=collapsed Named passenger trains of New South Wales Night trains of Australia Passenger rail transport in New South Wales Railway services introduced in 1973 Railway services discontinued in 1990 1973 establishments in Australia 1990 disestablishments in Australia Motorail Discontinued railway services in Australia