| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger train |
| Status | Ceased |
| First service | 27 September 1936 |
| Last service | 8 May 1955 |
| Successor | Canberra Monaro Express |
| Former operator(s) | New South Wales Government Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Sydney Canberra |
| Distance travelled | 330 kilometres |
| Service frequency | daily in each direction |
| Line(s) used | Main South Bombala Canberra |
The Federal City Express was an Australian passenger train operated by the New South Wales Government Railways between Sydney and Canberra from September 1936 until May 1955.
Initially hauled by steam locomotives, the Monday to Thursday was taken over by Silver City Comet stock from October 1939 for a few years when increasing demand necessitated it be steam hauled again.
It was replaced in May 1955 by the Canberra Monaro Express.
References
- "Federal City Express" The Sydney Morning Herald 17 September 1936
- ^ Stokes, HJW (1984). Railways of the Canberra and Monaro Districts. Canberra: Australian Railway Historical Society, ACT Division. pp. 20, 21.