List of named passenger trains of Australia

This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Australia.

Train Name	Railroad	Train Endpoints	Operated
Albany Progress	Western Australian Government Railways	Perth, WA – Albany, WA	1961–1978
Albany Weekender	Western Australian Government Railways	Perth, WA – Albany, WA	1964–1975
Alice	New South Wales Government Railways and Australian National	Sydney Central, NSW – Alice Springs, NT	1983–1987
Australind	Transwa	Perth, WA – Bunbury, WA	1947 – present
AvonLink	Transwa	East Perth, WA / Midland, WA – Northam, WA / Merredin, WA	1995 – present
Brisbane Express[1]	New South Wales Government Railways	Sydney Central, NSW – South Brisbane, Qld	???? – 1973
Brisbane Limited[2]	New South Wales Government Railways	Sydney Central, NSW – South Brisbane, Qld	???? – 1990
Bunbury Belle	Western Australian Government Railways	Perth, WA – Bunbury, WA	1964–1975
Caves Express[3]	New South Wales Government Railways	Sydney Central, NSW – Mount Victoria, NSW	11 November 1929 – 4 October 1942
Central West Express[4]	New South Wales Government Railways	Sydney Central, NSW – Dubbo / Parkes	1941 – present (Dubbo only)
Ghan	Great Southern Railway	Adelaide Parklands, SA – Darwin, NT	1929 – present
Gippslander	V/Line	Melbourne Southern Cross, Vic – Bairnsdale, Vic	1954 – present
Gold Coast Motorail Express	New South Wales Government Railways	Sydney Central, NSW – Murwillumbah, NSW	1973–1990
Gulflander	Queensland Rail	Normanton, Qld – Croydon, Qld
Indian Pacific	Great Southern Railway	East Perth, WA – Sydney Central, NSW	1970 – present
Inlander	Queensland Rail	Townsville, Qld – Mount Isa, Qld
Intercapital Daylight	New South Wales Government Railways and Victorian Railways	Melbourne Spencer Street, Vic – Sydney Central, NSW	1961–1991
Kalgoorlie	Western Australian Government Railways	Perth, WA – Kalgoorlie, WA	1962–1971
Melbourne Express	New South Wales Government Railways and Victorian Railways	Sydney Central, NSW – Melbourne Spencer Street, Vic	1986–1991
Midlander	Western Australian Government Railways	Perth, WA – Geraldton, WA	1964–1975
Midlander	Queensland Railways	Brisbane Roma Street, Qld – Winton, Qld	1954–1993
Mullewa	Western Australian Government Railways	Perth, WA – Mullewa, WA	1961–1974
Newcastle Flyer±[5]	New South Wales Government Railways	Sydney Central, NSW – Newcastle, NSW	November 1929 – April 1988
Outback Xplorer	Countrylink	Sydney Central, NSW – Broken Hill, NSW
Overland	Great Southern Railway	Adelaide Parklands, SA – Melbourne Southern Cross, VIC
Prospector	Transwa	East Perth, WA – Kalgoorlie, WA	1971 – present
Savannahlander	Cairns Kuranda Steam	Cairns, Qld – Forsayth, Qld	1995 – Present
Shopper	Western Australian Government Railways	Perth, WA – Bunbury, WA	1964–1975
Southern Aurora	New South Wales Government Railways and Victorian Railways	Melbourne Spencer Street, Vic – Sydney Central, NSW	1961–1986
Spirit of Progress[6]	Victorian Railways	Melbourne Spencer Street, Vic – Albury, NSW (to Sydney Central, NSW from 1962)	1937–1986
Spirit of the Outback	Queensland Rail	Brisbane Roma Street, Qld – Longreach, Qld
Spirit of the Tropics	Queensland Rail	Brisbane Roma Street, Qld – Cairns, Qld	1994–2005
Sunlander	Queensland Rail	Brisbane Roma Street, Qld – Cairns, Qld	1954-
Sydney Express	New South Wales Government Railways and Victorian Railways	Melbourne Spencer Street, Vic – Sydney Central, NSW	1986–1991
Tasman Limited[7]	Tasmanian Government Railways	Hobart, Tas – Wynyard, Tas	1950–1978
The Chips	CityRail	Sydney Central, NSW – Mount Victoria, NSW
The Fish[8]	CityRail	Sydney Central, NSW – Lithgow, NSW
Trans Australian	Commonwealth Railways / Australian National / Western Australian Government Railways	Perth, WA / Kalgoorlie, WA – Port Augusta, SA / Adelaide Keswick, SA	1917 – ???
Vinelander	Victorian Railways	Melbourne Spencer Street, VIC – Mildura, Vic	9 August 1972 – 12 September 1993
Westland	Western Australian Government Railways	Perth, WA – Kalgoorlie, WA	1938–1969
Westlander	Queensland Rail	Brisbane Roma Street, Qld – Charleville, Qld

^± Formerly known as The Northern Commercial Limited and The Inter-City Express

References

1. ^ The Last Years of the Brisbane Limited and Brisbane Express Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February 1998 pp43-53
2. ^ The Last Years of the Brisbane Limited and Brisbane Express Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February 1998 pp43-53
3. ^ Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, November/December 1942 pp58-59;73–74
4. ^ The New South Wales Western Day Train Beckhaus, John Australian Railway History, October 2007 pp371-391
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. ^ The Fish Covell, Charles M. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February 1994 pp27-38