List of named passenger trains of Australia

This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Australia. It includes both historic and current train services. Train Name Operator Train Endpoints Operated Albany Progress Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Albany 31 May 1961 – 1 December 1978 Albany Weekender Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Albany 7 November 1964 – 1 August 1975 The Alice State Rail Authority / Australian National Sydney Central – Alice Springs 21 November 1983 – 2 November 1987 Australind Transwa Perth – Bunbury 24 November 1947–present AvonLink Transwa Midland – Northam 24 September 1995–present Bathurst Bullet NSW TrainLink Sydney Central – Bathurst 21 October 2012–present Brisbane ExpressThe Last Years of the Brisbane Limited and Brisbane Express Milne, Rod, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February 1998 pp43-53 New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – South Brisbane September 1930–1973 Brisbane Limited New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – South Brisbane 1888 – February 1990 Bunbury Belle Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Bunbury 6 June 1964 – 27 July 1975 Canberra Express State Rail Authority Sydney Central – Canberra 31 May 1982 – January 1994 Canberra Monaro Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Canberra / Cooma May 1955 – September 1988 Capricornian Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Rockhampton 1970 – 1993 Caves ExpressAustralian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Nov/Dec 1942 pp58-59;73–74 New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Mount Victoria 11 November 1929 – 4 October 1942 Central West ExpressThe New South Wales Western Day Train Beckhaus, John Australian Railway History, October 2007 pp371-391 New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Dubbo / Parkes June 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 Elvis Express NSW TrainLink Sydney Central – Parkes January 2004–present Far West Express New South Wales Government Railways Dubbo – Bourke / Cobar / Coonamble December 1957 – September 1975 Federal City Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Canberra 27 September 1936 – 8 May 1955 The FishThe Fish Covell, Charles M. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February 1994 pp27-38 NSW TrainLink Sydney Central – Lithgow (originally Parramatta) 1958–present The Ghan Journey Beyond Since 1980 (standard gauge): Adelaide – Darwin.Before 1980 (narrow gauge): Port Augusta–Alice Springs. 1980–present (informal name only before 1980) The Gippslander Victorian Railways Melbourne Southern Cross – Bairnsdale 1954–present Gold Coast Motorail Public Transport Commission Sydney Central – Murwillumbah March 1973 – February 1990 Grafton Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Grafton June 1990–present Great South Pacific Express Queensland Rail, Orient-Express Hotels Ltd Kuranda railway station – Sydney Central April 1999–June 2003 Great Southern Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions Adelaide Parklands Terminal – Brisbane Roma Street 9 December 2019–present The Gulflander Queensland Rail Normanton – Croydon 1891–present Indian Pacific Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions Sydney Central – East Perth 23 February 1970–present Inlander Queensland Rail Townsville – Mount Isa 21 February 1953–present Intercapital Daylight New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Sydney Central – Melbourne Spencer Street 16 April 1962 – 31 August 1991 Iron Triangle Limited Australian National Adelaide Parklands Terminal – Whyalla 21 April 1986 – 31 December 1990 The Kalgoorlie Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Kalgoorlie 3 December 1962 – 28 November 1971 MerredinLink Transwa East Perth – Merredin June 2004–present The Midlander Queensland Railways Rockhampton – Winton 1954 – November 1993 The Midlander Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Geraldton 2 September 1964 – 28 July 1975 The Mullewa Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Mullewa 30 October 1961 – 17 March 1974 Newcastle FlyerA Short History of the Newcastle Flyers Calf, H.R. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, November 1969 pp246-269 New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Newcastle November 1929 – April 1988 North Coast Daylight Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Grafton November 1951 – February 1990 North Coast Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Murwillumbah ???? – August 1985 North Coast Overnight Express State Rail Authority Sydney Central – Murwillumbah July 1982–November 1998 Northern Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Moree / Tenterfield ~1870 – 27 November 1988 Northern Tablelands Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Moree / Glen Innes June 1941–1993 Outback Xplorer NSW TrainLink Sydney Central – Broken Hill March 1996–present The Overland Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions Adelaide Parklands Terminal – Melbourne Southern Cross (originally Adelaide – Melbourne Spencer Street) 19 January 1887–present Prospector Transwa East Perth – Kalgoorlie 29 November 1971–present Riverina Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Albury / Griffith September 1949 – December 1964 Savannahlander Cairns Kuranda Steam Cairns – Forsayth 3 April 1995–present The Shopper Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Bunbury 1 June 1964 – 31 July 1975 Silver City Comet New South Wales Government Railways Orange – Broken Hill 27 September 1937 – 3 November 1989 Silver City Limited Australian National Adelaide Parklands Terminal – Broken Hill 14 December 1986 – 31 December 1990 South Coast Daylight Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Bomaderry 1933 – January 1991 Southern Aurora New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer Street – Sydney Central 16 April 1962 – 2 August 1986 Southern Highlands Express New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Goulburn ???? – 199? Tea and Sugar Train Commonwealth Railways, Australian National Port Augusta – Kalgoorlie 1917 – 30 August 1996 The Southern Spirit Great Southern Rail Various routes 9 January 2010 – February 2012 South Mail New South Wales Government Railways Sydney Central – Albury ???? – May 1985 Spirit of Capricorn Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Rockhampton 1988 – 24 May 2003 Spirit of ProgressThe Blue Brady, Ian Australian Railway History, November 2007 pp409-448 Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer Street – Albury (to Sydney Central from 16 April 1962) 17 November 1937 – 2 August 1986 Spirit of Queensland Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Cairns 28 October 2013–present Spirit of the Outback Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Longreach November 1993–present Spirit of the Tropics Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Townsville 1994–2005 Spirit of the West South Spur Rail Services East Perth – Leighton / West Toodyay October 2002–May 2008 The Sunlander Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Cairns 4 June 1953 – 31 December 2014 Sydney Express New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer Street – Sydney Central 1883 – 1937 Sydney/Melbourne Express State Rail Authority / V/Line Melbourne Spencer Street – Sydney Central 3 August 1986 – 20 November 1991 Tasman LimitedThe Rise and Fall of the Tasman Limited Stokes, H.J.W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, November 1978 pp237-244 Tasmanian Government Railways Hobart – Wynyard April 1954 – 28 July 1978 Trans Australian Commonwealth Railways / Australian National / Western Australian Government Railways Perth / Kalgoorlie – Port Augusta / Adelaide Keswick 1917 – 27 June 1991 The Vinelander Victorian Railways Melbourne Spencer Street – Mildura 9 August 1972 – 12 September 1993 Western Mail Public Transport Commission / State Rail Authority Sydney Central – Dubbo / Forbes 1973 – 27 November 1988 The Westland Western Australian Government Railways Perth – Kalgoorlie 4 June 1938 – 15 June 1969 The Westlander Queensland Rail Brisbane Roma Street – Charleville August 1954–present The West Coaster Emu Bay Railway Burnie – Rosebery 17 October 1960 – 2 January 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.

See also List of named trains in Victoria

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