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 PerthAlbany 31 May 1961 – 1 Dec 1978
Albany Weekender Western Australian Government Railways PerthAlbany 7 Nov 1964 – 1 Aug 1975
The Alice State Rail Authority / Australian National Sydney CentralAlice Springs 21 Nov 1983 – 2 Nov 1987
Australind Transwa PerthBunbury 24 Nov 1947–present
AvonLink Transwa MidlandNortham 24 Sep 1995–present
Brisbane Express[1] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralSouth Brisbane Sep 1930–1973
Brisbane Limited[1] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralSouth Brisbane 1888 – Feb 1990
Bunbury Belle Western Australian Government Railways PerthBunbury 6 Jun 1964 – 27 Jul 1975
Canberra Express State Rail Authority Sydney CentralCanberra 31 May 1982 – Jan 1994
Canberra Monaro Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralCanberra / Cooma May 1955 – Sep 1988
Caves Express[2] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralMount Victoria 11 Nov 1929 – 4 Oct 1942
Central West Express[3] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralDubbo / Parkes Jun 1941–present
The Chips NSW TrainLink Sydney CentralMount Victoria / Lithgow (originally Springwood) 1958–present
Cooma Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralCooma May 1889 – May 1986
Far West Express New South Wales Government Railways DubboBourke / Cobar / Coonamble Dec 1957 – Sep 1975
Federal City Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralCanberra 27 Sep 1936 – 8 May 1955
The Fish[4] NSW TrainLink Sydney CentralLithgow (originally Parramatta) 1958–present
The Ghan Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions Adelaide ParklandsDarwin (originally Port AugustaAlice Springs) Aug 1929–present
The Gippslander Victorian Railways Melbourne Southern CrossBairnsdale 1954–present
Gold Coast Motorail Public Transport Commission Sydney CentralMurwillumbah Mar 1973 – Feb 1990
Grafton Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralGrafton Jun 1990–present
Great Southern Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions Adelaide ParklandsBrisbane Roma Street from 9 Dec 2019
The Gulflander Queensland Rail NormantonCroydon 1891–present
Indian Pacific Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions Sydney CentralEast Perth 23 Feb 1970–present
Inlander Queensland Rail TownsvilleMount Isa 21 Feb 1953–present
Intercapital Daylight New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Sydney CentralMelbourne Spencer Street 16 Apr 1962 – 31 Aug 1991
The Kalgoorlie Western Australian Government Railways PerthKalgoorlie 3 Dec 1962 – 28 Nov 1971
Melbourne Express State Rail Authority / V/Line Sydney CentralMelbourne Spencer Street 3 Aug 1986 – 21 Nov 1993
MerredinLink Transwa East PerthMerredin June 2004–present
The Midlander Queensland Railways RockhamptonWinton 1954 – Nov 1993
The Midlander Western Australian Government Railways PerthGeraldton 2 Sep 1964 – 28 Jul 1975
The Mullewa Western Australian Government Railways PerthMullewa 30 Oct 1961 – 17 Mar 1974
Newcastle Flyer[5] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralNewcastle Nov 1929 – Apr 1988
North Coast Daylight Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralGrafton Nov 1951 – Feb 1990
North Coast Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralMurwillumbah ???? – Aug 1985
Northern Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralMoree / Tenterfield ~1870 – 27 Nov 1988
Northern Tablelands Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralMoree / Glen Innes Jun 1941–1993
Outback Xplorer NSW TrainLink Sydney CentralBroken Hill Mar 1996–present
The Overland Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions Adelaide ParklandsMelbourne Southern Cross (originally AdelaideMelbourne Spencer Street) 19 Jan 1887–present
Prospector Transwa East PerthKalgoorlie 29 Nov 1971–present
Riverina Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralAlbury / Griffith Sep 1949 – Dec 1964
Savannahlander Cairns Kuranda Steam CairnsForsayth 3 Apr 1995–present
The Shopper Western Australian Government Railways PerthBunbury 1 Jun 1964 – 31 Jul 1975
Silver City Comet New South Wales Government Railways OrangeBroken Hill 27 Sep 1937 – 3 Nov 1989
South Coast Daylight Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralBomaderry 1933 – Jan 1991
Southern Aurora New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer StreetSydney Central 16 Apr 1962 – 2 Aug 1986
Southern Highlands Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralGoulburn ???? – 199?
South Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralAlbury ???? – May 1985
Spirit of Progress[6] Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer StreetAlbury (to Sydney Central from 16 April 1962) 17 Nov 1937 – 2 Aug 1986
Spirit of Queensland Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma StreetCairns 28 Oct 2013–present
Spirit of the Outback Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma StreetLongreach Nov 1993–present
Spirit of the Tropics Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma StreetCairns 1994–2005
The Sunlander Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma StreetCairns 4 Jun 1953 – 31 Dec 2014
Sydney Express State Rail Authority / V/Line Melbourne Spencer StreetSydney Central 3 Aug 1986 – 20 Nov 1991
Tasman Limited[7] Tasmanian Government Railways HobartWynyard Apr 1954 – 28 Jul 1978
Trans Australian Commonwealth Railways / Australian National / Western Australian Government Railways Perth / KalgoorliePort Augusta / Adelaide Keswick 1917 – 27 Jun 1991
The Vinelander Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer StreetMildura 9 Aug 1972 – 12 Sep 1993
Western Mail Public Transport Commission / State Rail Authority Sydney CentralDubbo / Forbes 1973 – 27 Nov 1988
The Westland[8] Western Australian Government Railways PerthKalgoorlie 4 June 1938 – 15 Jun 1969
The Westlander Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma StreetCharleville Aug 1954–present
The West Coaster Emu Bay Railway BurnieRosebery 17 Oct 1960 – 2 Jan 1964

Australia is the only continent to offer both east-west and north-south transcontinental trains: The Indian Pacific from Sydney on the Pacific to Perth on the Indian Oceans, and The Ghan from Adelaide on the southern shores of the continent to Darwin on the northern shore. [9]

See also

References

  1. 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.
  9. "TrainReview - the world's largest collection of train travel content".
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