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 1961 – 1978
Albany Weekender Western Australian Government Railways PerthAlbany 1964 – 1975
The Alice State Rail Authority / Australian National Sydney CentralAlice Springs 21 Nov 1983 – 2 Nov 1987
Australind Transwa PerthBunbury 1947 – present
AvonLink Transwa East Perth / MidlandNortham / Merredin 1995 – present
Brisbane Express[1] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralSouth Brisbane ???? – 1973
Brisbane Limited[1] New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralSouth Brisbane ???? – 1990
Bunbury Belle Western Australian Government Railways PerthBunbury 1964 – 1975
Canberra Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralCanberra 1981 – 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 1941 – Apr 1982
The Chips NSW TrainLink Sydney CentralMount 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 DubboBourke / Cobar / Coonamble Dec 1957 – Sep 1975
Federal City Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralCanberra 1937 – 1951
The Fish[4] NSW TrainLink Sydney CentralLithgow (originally Parramatta) c1880 – present
The Ghan Great Southern Rail Adelaide ParklandsDarwin (originally Port Augusta - Alice Springs) 1929 – present
Gippslander Victorian Railways Melbourne Southern Cross – Bairnsdale 1954 – present
Gold Coast Motorail Public Transport Commission Sydney CentralMurwillumbah 1973 – Feb 1990
Grafton Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralGrafton 1990 – present
The Gulflander Queensland Rail NormantonCroydon ???? - present
Indian Pacific Great Southern Rail Sydney CentralEast Perth 23 Feb 1970 – present
Inlander Queensland Rail TownsvilleMount Isa  
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 1962 – 1971
Melbourne Express New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Sydney CentralMelbourne Spencer Street 3 Aug 1986 – 20 Nov 1993
Midlander Western Australian Government Railways PerthGeraldton 1964 – 1975
Midlander Queensland Railways Brisbane Roma StreetWinton 1954 – 1993
The Mullewa Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Mullewa 1961 – 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 1951 – 1985
North Coast Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralMurwillumbah ???? – 1985
Northern Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralMoree / Tenterfield ???? – Nov 1988
Northern Tablelands Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralMoree / Glen Innes ???? – 1993
Outback Xplorer NSW TrainLink Sydney CentralBroken 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 PerthKalgoorlie Nov 1971 – present
Riverina Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralAlbury / Griffith September 1949 – November 1993
Savannahlander Cairns Kuranda Steam CairnsForsayth 1995 – present
The Shopper Western Australian Government Railways PerthBunbury 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 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 Central – Goulburn ???? – 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  
Spirit of the Tropics Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma StreetCairns 1994 – 2005
The Sunlander Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma StreetCairns 1954 - 2014
Sydney Express New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer StreetSydney 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 StreetMildura 9 Aug 1972 – 12 Sep 1993
Western Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney CentralDubbo / Forbes ???? – Nov 1988
The Westland[8] Western Australian Government Railways PerthKalgoorlie 4 June 1938 – 1969
The Westlander Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma StreetCharleville  

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.