| Train Name | Operator | Train Endpoints | Operated |
|---|
| Albany Progress | Western Australian Government Railways | Perth – Albany | 31 May 1961 – 1 Dec 1978 |
| Albany Weekender | Western Australian Government Railways | Perth – Albany | 7 Nov 1964 – 1 Aug 1975 |
| The Alice | State Rail Authority / Australian National | Sydney Central – Alice Springs | 21 Nov 1983 – 2 Nov 1987 |
| Australind | Transwa | Perth – Bunbury | 24 Nov 1947 – present |
| AvonLink | Transwa | Midland – Northam | 24 Sep 1995 – present |
| Brisbane Express[1] | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – South Brisbane | Sep 1930 – 1973 |
| Brisbane Limited[1] | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – South Brisbane | 1888 – Feb 1990 |
| Bunbury Belle | Western Australian Government Railways | Perth – Bunbury | 6 Jun 1964 – 27 Jul 1975 |
| Canberra Express | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Canberra | 31 May 1982 – Jan 1994 |
| Canberra Monaro Express | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Canberra / Cooma | May 1955 – Sep 1988 |
| Caves Express[2] | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Mount Victoria | 11 Nov 1929 – 4 Oct 1942 |
| Central West Express[3] | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Dubbo / Parkes | Jun 1941 – present |
| The Chips | NSW TrainLink | Sydney Central – Mount Victoria / Lithgow (originally Springwood) | 1958 – present |
| Cooma Mail | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Cooma | May 1889 – May 1986 |
| Far West Express | New South Wales Government Railways | Dubbo – Bourke / Cobar / Coonamble | Dec 1957 – Sep 1975 |
| Federal City Express | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Canberra | 27 Sep 1936 – 8 May 1955 |
| The Fish[4] | NSW TrainLink | Sydney Central – Lithgow (originally Parramatta) | 1958 – present |
| The Ghan | Great Southern Rail | Adelaide Parklands – Darwin (originally Port Augusta – Alice Springs) | Aug 1929 – present |
| The Gippslander | Victorian Railways | Melbourne Southern Cross – Bairnsdale | 1954 – present |
| Gold Coast Motorail | Public Transport Commission | Sydney Central – Murwillumbah | Mar 1973 – Feb 1990 |
| Grafton Express | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Grafton | Jun 1990 – present |
| Great Southern | Great Southern Rail | Adelaide Parklands – Brisbane Roma Street | from 9 Dec 2019 |
| The Gulflander | Queensland Rail | Normanton – Croydon | 1891 – present |
| Indian Pacific | Great Southern Rail | Sydney Central – East Perth | 23 Feb 1970 – present |
| Inlander | Queensland Rail | Townsville – Mount Isa | 21 Feb 1953 – present |
| Intercapital Daylight | New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways | Sydney Central – Melbourne Spencer Street | 16 Apr 1962 – 31 Aug 1991 |
| The Kalgoorlie | Western Australian Government Railways | Perth – Kalgoorlie | 3 Dec 1962 – 28 Nov 1971 |
| Melbourne Express | New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways | Sydney Central – Melbourne Spencer Street | 3 Aug 1986 – 21 Nov 1993 |
| MerredinLink | Transwa | East Perth – Merredin | June 2004 – present |
| The Midlander | Queensland Railways | Brisbane Roma Street – Winton | 1954 – Nov 1993 |
| The Midlander | Western Australian Government Railways | Perth – Geraldton | 2 Sep 1964 – 28 Jul 1975 |
| The Mullewa | Western Australian Government Railways | Perth – Mullewa | 30 Oct 1961 – 17 Mar 1974 |
| Newcastle Flyer[5] | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Newcastle | Nov 1929 – Apr 1988 |
| North Coast Daylight Express | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Grafton | Nov 1951 – Feb 1990 |
| North Coast Mail | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Murwillumbah | ???? – Aug 1985 |
| Northern Mail | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Moree / Tenterfield | ~1870 – 27 Nov 1988 |
| Northern Tablelands Express | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Moree / Glen Innes | Jun 1941 – 1993 |
| Outback Xplorer | NSW TrainLink | Sydney Central – Broken Hill | Mar 1996 – present |
| The Overland | Great Southern Rail | Adelaide Parklands – Melbourne Southern Cross (originally Adelaide – Melbourne Spencer Street) | 19 Jan 1887 – present |
| Prospector | Transwa | East Perth – Kalgoorlie | 29 Nov 1971 – present |
| Riverina Express | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Albury / Griffith | Sep 1949 – Dec 1964 |
| Savannahlander | Cairns Kuranda Steam | Cairns – Forsayth | 3 Apr 1995 – present |
| The Shopper | Western Australian Government Railways | Perth – Bunbury | 1 Jun 1964 – 31 Jul 1975 |
| Silver City Comet | New South Wales Government Railways | Orange – Broken Hill | 27 Sep 1937 – 3 Nov 1989 |
| South Coast Daylight Express | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Bomaderry | 1933 – Jan 1991 |
| Southern Aurora | New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways | Melbourne Spencer Street – Sydney Central | 16 Apr 1962 – 2 Aug 1986 |
| Southern Highlands Express | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Goulburn | ???? – 199? |
| South Mail | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Albury | ???? – May 1985 |
| Spirit of Progress[6] | Victorian Railways | Melbourne Spencer Street – Albury (to Sydney Central from 16 April 1962) | 17 Nov 1937 – 2 Aug 1986 |
| Spirit of Queensland | Queensland Rail | Brisbane Roma Street – Cairns | 28 Oct 2013 – present |
| Spirit of the Outback | Queensland Rail | Brisbane Roma Street – Longreach | Nov 1993 – present |
| Spirit of the Tropics | Queensland Rail | Brisbane Roma Street – Cairns | 1994 – 2005 |
| The Sunlander | Queensland Rail | Brisbane Roma Street – Cairns | 4 Jun 1953 – 31 Dec 2014 |
| Sydney Express | New South Wales Government Railways / Victorian Railways | Melbourne Spencer Street – Sydney Central | 3 Aug 1986 – 20 Nov 1991 |
| Tasman Limited[7] | Tasmanian Government Railways | Hobart – Wynyard | Apr 1954 – 28 Jul 1978 |
| Trans Australian | Commonwealth Railways / Australian National / Western Australian Government Railways | Perth / Kaltoorlie – Port Augusta / Adelaide Keswick | 1917 – 27 Jun 1991 |
| The Vinelander | Victorian Railways | Melbourne Spencer Street – Mildura | 9 Aug 1972 – 12 Sep 1993 |
| Western Mail | New South Wales Government Railways | Sydney Central – Dubbo / Forbes | 1973 – 27 Nov 1988 |
| The Westland[8] | Western Australian Government Railways | Perth – Kalgoorlie | 4 June 1938 – 15 Jun 1969 |
| The Westlander | Queensland Rail | Brisbane Roma Street – Charleville | Aug 1954 – present |
| The West Coaster | Emu Bay Railway | Burnie – Rosebery | 17 Oct 1960 – 2 Jan 1964 |
1. ^1 The Last Years of the Brisbane Limited and Brisbane Express Milne, Rod, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February 1998 pp43-53
2. ^Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Nov/Dec 1942 pp58-59;73–74
3. ^The New South Wales Western Day Train Beckhaus, John Australian Railway History, October 2007 pp371-391
4. ^The Fish Covell, Charles M. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February 1994 pp27-38
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. ^{{cite news|title="Westland" enters service|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42084129|accessdate=18 March 2015|work=The West Australian|date=4 June 1938|location=Perth, WA}}