THE SYDNEY MAIL 1887-1972

In the Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No.398, the late John Kerr wrote,
“The Sydney Mail, for over forty years Queensland’s ‘crack train’, deserved a study of its own”. John was right of course, as the history of this train is rich in the development of the Queensland Government Railways.

CONTENTS

Early Development
Sydney Mail

Brisbane Limited Express and Mail (NSWGR)
Travelling Post Offices (TPO)

Wallan-garra Fire

Sydney Mail Timetable

Sydney Mail Sweeper

Sydney Mail Coaches

Observation / Parlour Cars

Locomotives 1887-1938

The MainLine

Post September 1931 and final years to 1972

Wallan-garra Track Sketch (1920 and 1943)

References

Photo Gallery

Revised and Seventh Print 2025