The Far West Express was an Australian passenger train operated by the New South Wales Government Railways from December 1957 until September 1975 from Dubbo to Bourke, Cobar and Coonamble.[1]

Far West Express

DEB set carriage at Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot in December 2012
Overview
Service type	Passenger train
Status	Ceased
First service	December 1957
Last service	September 1975
Former operator(s)	Public Transport Commission
Route
Termini	Dubbo Bourke Cobar Coonamble
Line(s) used	Main Western
Technical
Rolling stock	DEB set railcars

It connected at Dubbo in the morning with the overnight Western Mail from Sydney, returning in the afternoon to connect with the return Mail in the evening. The train was formed of an air-conditioned DEB set with a van off the train from Sydney attached to the rear. It operated to Bourke thrice weekly, Cobar once weekly and Coonamble twice weekly.[1][2]

It ceased in September 1975 when the Public Transport Commission introduced a fleet of six Denning road coaches to operate the services radiating from Dubbo.[1][3]

Further reading

• Australian Railway History October 2012

References