List of named passenger trains of Australia:
This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Australia.
| Train Name |
Railroad |
Train Endpoints |
Operated |
| Ghan |
Great Southern Railway |
Adelaide, SA-Darwin, NT |
1929-present |
| Indian Pacific |
Great Southern Railway |
Perth, WA-Sydney, NSW |
1970- |
| Intercapital Daylight |
NSW Railways and Victorian Railways |
Melbourne, VIC-Sydney, NSW |
1961-1991 |
| Prospector |
Transwa |
Perth, WA-Kalgoorlie,WA |
1971-present |
| Southern Aurora |
NSW Railways and Victorian Railways |
Melbourne, VIC - Sydney, NSW |
1961 - 1986 |
| Spirit of Progress[1] |
Victorian Railways |
Melbourne - Albury (to Sydney from 1962) |
1937 - 1986 |
| Brisbane Limited Express[2] |
New South Wales Government Railways |
Sydney-Brisbane |
???? - 1990 |
| Gold Coast Motorail Express |
New South Wales Government Railways |
Sydney-Murwillumbah |
1973 - 1990 |
| Central West Express[3] |
New South Wales Government Railways |
Sydney-Dubbo/Parkes |
1941 - present (Dubbo only) |
| Spirit of the Outback |
Queensland Rail |
Brisbane-Longreach, QLD |
|
| Sydney/Melbourne Express |
NSW Railways and Victorian Railways |
Melbourne, VIC - Sydney, NSW |
1986 - 1991 |
| The Australind |
Transwa |
Perth, WA-Bunbury,WA |
| Gulflander |
Queensland Rail |
Normanton-Croydon, QLD |
|
| Savannahlander |
Cairns Kuranda Steam |
Cairns-Forsayth, QLD |
|
| Inlander |
Queensland Rail |
Townsville-Mount Isa, QLD |
|
| Overland |
Great Southern Railway |
Adelaide, SA-Melbourne, VIC |
|
| Sunlander |
Queensland Rail |
Brisbane-Cairns, QLD |
|
| Westlander |
Queensland Rail |
Brisbane-Charleville, QLD |
|
| The Caves Express[4] |
New South Wales Government Railways |
Sydney-Mount Victoria, NSW |
11 November, 1929-4 October, 1942 |
| The Fish[5] |
CityRail |
Sydney-Lithgow, NSW |
|
| The Chips |
CityRail |
Sydney-Mt Victoria, NSW |
|
| Newcastle Flyer±[6] |
New South Wales Government Railways |
Sydney-Newcastle, NSW |
November, 1929-April, 1988 |
| Outback Xplorer |
Countrylink |
Sydney-Broken Hill, NSW |
|
| Tasman Limited[7] |
Tasmanian Government Railways |
Hobart-Wynyard, Tas. |
25 September, 1950-28 July, 1978; |
[edit] ± Formerly known as The Northern Commercial Limited and The Inter-City Express
[edit] References
- ^ The Blue Brady, Ian Australian Railway History, November, 2007 pp409-448
- ^ The Last Years of the Brisbane Limited and Brisbane Express Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February, 1998 pp43-53
- ^ The New South Wales Western Day Train Beckhaus, John Australian Railway History, October, 2007 pp371-391
- ^ Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, November/December, 1942 pp58-59;73-74
- ^ The Fish Covell, Charles M. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February, 1994 pp27-38
- ^ A Short History of the Newcastle Flyers Calf, H.R. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, November, 1969 pp246-269
- ^ The Rise and Fall of the Tasman Limited Stokes, H.J.W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, November, 1978 pp237-244
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