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 1961 – 1978
Albany Weekender Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Albany 1964 – 1975
The Alice State Rail Authority / Australian National Sydney Central – Alice Springs 21 Nov 1983 – 2 Nov 1987
Australind Transwa Perth – Bunbury 1947 – present
AvonLink Transwa East Perth / Midland – Northam / Merredin 1995 – present
Brisbane Express[1] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – South Brisbane ???? – 1973
Brisbane Limited[1] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – South Brisbane ???? – 1990
Bunbury Belle Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Bunbury 1964 – 1975
Canberra Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Canberra 1981 – 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 1941 – Apr 1982
The Chips NSW TrainLink Sydney Central – Mount Victoria / Lithgow (originally Springwood) ???? – 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 1937 – 1951
The Fish[4] NSW TrainLink Sydney Central – Lithgow (originally Parramatta) c1880 – present
The Ghan Great Southern Rail Adelaide Parklands – Darwin (originally Port Augusta - Alice Springs) 1929 – present
Gippslander Victorian Railways Melbourne Southern Cross – Bairnsdale 1954 – present
Gold Coast Motorail Public Transport Commission Sydney Central – Murwillumbah 1973 – Feb 1990
Grafton Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Grafton 1990 – present
The Gulflander Queensland Rail Normanton – Croydon ???? - present
Indian Pacific Great Southern Rail Sydney Central – East Perth 23 Feb 1970 – present
Inlander Queensland Rail Townsville – Mount Isa  
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 1962 – 1971
Melbourne Express New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Sydney Central – Melbourne Spencer Street 3 Aug 1986 – 20 Nov 1993
Midlander Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Geraldton 1964 – 1975
Midlander Queensland Railways Brisbane Roma Street – Winton 1954 – 1993
The Mullewa Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Mullewa 1961 – 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 1951 – 1985
North Coast Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Murwillumbah ???? – 1985
Northern Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Moree / Tenterfield ???? – Nov 1988
Northern Tablelands Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Moree / Glen Innes ???? – 1993
Outback Xplorer NSW TrainLink Sydney Central – Broken Hill Oct 1996 – present
The Overland Great Southern Rail Adelaide Parklands – Melbourne Southern Cross (originally Adelaide railway station - Melbourne Spencer Street) 1926 - present
The Prospector Transwa East Perth – Kalgoorlie Nov 1971 – present
Riverina Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Albury / Griffith September 1949 – November 1993
Savannahlander Cairns Kuranda Steam Cairns – Forsayth 1995 – present
The Shopper Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Bunbury 1964 – 1975
Silver City Comet New South Wales Government Railways Orange – Broken Hill 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  
Spirit of the Tropics Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Cairns 1994 – 2005
The Sunlander Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Cairns 1954 - 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 1950 – 1978
Trans Australian Commonwealth Railways / Australian National / Western Australian Government Railways Perth / Kalgoorlie – Port Augusta / Adelaide Keswick 1917 – ???
Vinelander Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer Street – Mildura 9 Aug 1972 – 12 Sep 1993
Western Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Dubbo / Forbes ???? – Nov 1988
The Westland[8] Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Kalgoorlie 4 June 1938 – 1969
The Westlander Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Charleville  

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.