The Alice (train)
 Stainless steel carriages of the type used on The Alice | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger train |
| Status | Ceased |
| First service | 14 November 1983 |
| Last service | 1988 |
| Former operator(s) |
State Rail Authority Australian National |
| Route | |
| Start | Sydney Central |
| End | Alice Springs |
| Distance travelled | 2,800 kilometres |
| Service frequency | 1 per week |
| Train number(s) | WE3/WE4 |
| Line used |
Main Western Broken Hill Trans Australian Central Australian |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Comeng stainless steel carriages |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm |
The Alice was an Australian passenger train service that ran between Sydney and Alice Springs from November 1983 until 1988.[1] It was still operating in October 1987, but had ceased by mid-1988.[2][3]
Running weekly it was operated with stainless steel carriages hauled by State Rail Authority 46 class and 86 class electric locomotives from Sydney to Lithgow where a 80 class diesel took over for the journey to Broken Hill from where Australian National GM class locomotives took over for the journey to Alice Springs.
References
- ↑ "1983/84 Annual Report" Railway Digest April 1985 page 93
- ↑ "Test on The Alice" Railway Digest November 1987 page 359
- ↑ "Western Passengers" Railway Digest June 1988 page 213
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