Southern Highlands Express

Southern Highlands Express

Overview
Service type	Passenger train
Status	Ceased
Former operator(s)	State Rail Authority
Route
Termini	Sydney Goulburn
Distance travelled	225 kilometres
Service frequency	Daily in each direction
Train number(s)	SL19/SL20
Line(s) used	Main South

The Southern Highlands Express was an Australian passenger train operating on the Main South line in New South Wales from Sydney to Goulburn.

It was the last service out of Sydney rostered to be hauled by steam locomotive, 3801 hauling the final service on 10 October 1969.^[1] Its headcode was SL19/SL20.

For a time from June 1981 it was extended to Canberra.^[2]

Until June 1970, it was formed of a dedicated set of R set carriages. It was then formed of N set carriages^[3][4] before being replaced by air-conditioned HUB/RUB carriages released from the North Coast Overnight Express in late 1988.^[5] In May 1990 it was again extended to Canberra, stopping at all stations south of Campbelltown.^[6]

The Southern Highlands Express ceased running in the early 1990s.

The current morning service from Goulburn direct to Central and afternoon service from Central direct to Goulburn perform a similar function to the Southern Highlands Express, but are not named as such in the timetable.^[7]

Further reading

• Attenborough, Peter (2012). Southern Highlands Express. Eveleigh Press. ISBN 978-1-876568-54-2.

References

1. Oakes, John (2002). Sydney's Central. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-909650-56-X.
2. Cooke, David (1984). Railmotors and XPTs. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society, NSW Division. ISBN 0-909650-23-3.
3. "Carriage Review". Railway Digest. December 1986. p. 393.
4. "20 Years Ago". Railway Digest. June 1990. p. 230.
5. "Southern Passengers". Railway Digest. January 1989. p. 21.
6. "Canberra timetable changed". Railway Digest. June 1990. p. 207.
7. Unknown^{[permanent dead link‍]}