THE SYDNEY MAIL 1887-1938

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
Travelling Post Office

Wallan-garra Fire

Sydney Mail Timetable

Sydney Mail Sweeper

Sydney Mail Coaches

Observation & Parlour Cars

Locomotives

The Line

Revised and Fifth Print 2022