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The Southern Aurora was an overnight express passenger train that operated between Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne.First-class throughout, including the dining facilities, the Southern Aurora featured all-sleeper accommodation.
The Sydney–Melbourne Express was an overnight intercapital passenger train service that operated between Australia's largest two cities, Sydney and Melbourne, between August 1986 and November 1993. Operated jointly by State Rail Authority and V/Line the name depended on the direction of travel, with the train nicknamed the 'Sex' or 'Mex'. [1] [2]
Old 47 kg/m (95 lb/yd) rail between Melbourne and Albury was also replaced with new 60 kg/m (121 lb/yd) rail. Since passenger trains receive priority over freight trains, a freight-only track known as the Southern Sydney Freight Line was added in Sydney in 2012. This single track line (with two crossing loops) allows freight trains to travel ...
Prior to 1962, travelling south of Albury into Victoria required a change of trains (due to gauge differences between NSW and Victoria) and often an overnight stay. From March 1956, a daylight connection was introduced between Sydney and Melbourne whereby a train from Sydney connected at Albury with a train to Melbourne and vice versa.
The Seymour Railway Heritage Centre operated train ran from Melbourne to Albury on 25 November 2007. For the first time in 33 years, the Spirit of Progress was scheduled to travel from Melbourne to Sydney departing Southern Cross station on 31 March 2020. The train would have arrived into Sydney's Central station on the
Until April 1962, the line between Sydney and Albury was of a different gauges to that between Albury and Melbourne, requiring passengers to change trains. On 26 March 1956, the New South Wales Government Railways and Victorian Railways introduced connecting daytime services named the Sydney–Melbourne (Melbourne–Sydney) Daylight Express. [1]