List of named passenger trains of Australia

This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Australia.

Train Name Operator Train Endpoints Operated
Albany Progress Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Albany 31 May 1961 – 1 Dec 1978
Albany Weekender Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Albany 7 Nov 1964 – 1 Aug 1975
The Alice State Rail Authority / Australian National Sydney Central – Alice Springs 21 Nov 1983 – 2 Nov 1987
Australind Transwa Perth – Bunbury 24 Nov 1947 – present
AvonLink Transwa East Perth / Midland – Northam / Merredin 24 Sep 1995 – present
Brisbane Express[1] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – South Brisbane Sep 1930 – 1973
Brisbane Limited[1] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – South Brisbane 1888 – Feb 1990
Bunbury Belle Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Bunbury 6 Jun 1964 – 27 Jul 1975
Canberra Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Canberra 31 May 1982 – Jan 1994
Canberra Monaro Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Canberra / Cooma May 1955 – Sep 1988
Caves Express[2] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Mount Victoria 11 Nov 1929 – 4 Oct 1942
Central West Express[3] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Dubbo / Parkes Jun 1941 – present
The Chips NSW TrainLink Sydney Central – Mount Victoria / Lithgow (originally Springwood) 1958 – present
Cooma Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Cooma May 1889 – May 1986
Far West Express New South Wales Government Railways Dubbo – Bourke / Cobar / Coonamble Dec 1957 – Sep 1975
Federal City Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Canberra 27 Sep 1936 – 8 May 1955
The Fish[4] NSW TrainLink Sydney Central – Lithgow (originally Parramatta) 1958 – present
The Ghan Great Southern Rail Adelaide Parklands – Darwin (originally Port Augusta - Alice Springs) Aug 1929 – present
Gippslander Victorian Railways Melbourne Southern Cross – Bairnsdale 1954 – present
Gold Coast Motorail Public Transport Commission Sydney Central – Murwillumbah Mar 1973 – Feb 1990
Grafton Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Grafton Jun 1990 – present
The Gulflander Queensland Rail Normanton – Croydon 1891 - present
Indian Pacific Great Southern Rail Sydney Central – East Perth 23 Feb 1970 – present
Inlander Queensland Rail Townsville – Mount Isa 21 Feb 1953 – present
Intercapital Daylight New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Sydney Central – Melbourne Spencer Street 16 Apr 1962 – 31 Aug 1991
The Kalgoorlie Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Kalgoorlie 3 Dec 1962 – 28 Nov 1971
Melbourne Express New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Sydney Central – Melbourne Spencer Street 3 Aug 1986 – 21 Nov 1993
The Midlander Queensland Railways Brisbane Roma Street – Winton 1954 – Nov 1993
The Midlander Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Geraldton 2 Sep 1964 – 28 Jul 1975
The Mullewa Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Mullewa 30 Oct 1961 – 17 Mar 1974
Newcastle Flyer[5] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Newcastle Nov 1929 – Apr 1988
North Coast Daylight Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Grafton Nov 1951 – Feb 1990
North Coast Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Murwillumbah ???? – Aug 1985
Northern Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Moree / Tenterfield ~1870 – 27 Nov 1988
Northern Tablelands Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Moree / Glen Innes Jun 1941 – 1993
Outback Xplorer NSW TrainLink Sydney Central – Broken Hill Mar 1996 – present
The Overland Great Southern Rail Adelaide Parklands – Melbourne Southern Cross (originally Adelaide - Melbourne Spencer Street) 19 Jan 1887 - present
The Prospector Transwa East Perth – Kalgoorlie 29 Nov 1971 – present
Riverina Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Albury / Griffith Sep 1949 – Dec 1954
Savannahlander Cairns Kuranda Steam Cairns – Forsayth 3 Apr 1995 – present
The Shopper Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Bunbury 1 Jun 1964 – 31 Jul 1975
Silver City Comet New South Wales Government Railways Orange – Broken Hill 27 Sep 1937 – 3 Nov 1989
South Coast Daylight Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Bomaderry 1933 – Jan 1991
Southern Aurora New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer Street – Sydney Central 16 Apr 1962 – 2 Aug 1986
Southern Highlands Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Goulburn ???? – 199?
South Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Albury ???? – May 1985
Spirit of Progress[6] Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer Street – Albury (to Sydney Central from 16 April 1962) 17 Nov 1937 – 2 Aug 1986
Spirit of Queensland Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Cairns 28 Oct 2013 - present
Spirit of the Outback Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Longreach Nov 1993 - present
Spirit of the Tropics Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Cairns 1994 – 2005
The Sunlander Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Cairns 4 Jun 1953 - 31 Dec 2014
Sydney Express New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer Street – Sydney Central 3 Aug 1986 – 20 Nov 1991
Tasman Limited[7] Tasmanian Government Railways Hobart – Wynyard Apr 1954 – 28 Jul 1978
Trans Australian Commonwealth Railways / Australian National / Western Australian Government Railways Perth / Kaltoorlie – Port Augusta / Adelaide Keswick 1917 – 27 Jun 1991
Vinelander Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer Street – Mildura 9 Aug 1972 – 12 Sep 1993
Western Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Dubbo / Forbes 1973 – 27 Nov 1988
The Westland[8] Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Kalgoorlie 4 June 1938 – 15 Jun 1969
The Westlander Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Charleville Aug 1954 - present

References

  1. 1 2 The Last Years of the Brisbane Limited and Brisbane Express Milne, Rod, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February 1998 pp43-53
  2. ↑ Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Nov/Dec 1942 pp58-59;73–74
  3. ↑ The New South Wales Western Day Train Beckhaus, John Australian Railway History, October 2007 pp371-391
  4. ↑ The Fish Covell, Charles M. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February 1994 pp27-38
  5. ↑ A Short History of the Newcastle Flyers Calf, H.R. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, November 1969 pp246-269
  6. ↑ The Blue Brady, Ian Australian Railway History, November 2007 pp409-448
  7. ↑ The Rise and Fall of the Tasman Limited Stokes, H.J.W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, November 1978 pp237-244
  8. ↑ ""Westland" enters service". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 4 June 1938. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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