The Canberra Express was an Australian passenger train operated by the

State Rail Authority The State Rail Authority, a former statutory authority of the Government of New South Wales, operated and maintained railways in the Australian state of New South Wales from July 1980 until December 2003. History The ''Transport Authorities ...

between Sydney and Canberra via the

Main South line The Main South Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is a railway line that runs north and south from Lyttelton in New Zealand through Christchurch and along the east coast of the South Island to Inv ...

from May 1982 until January 1994. It was introduced in May 1982 being operated by DEB railcar sets. In August 1983 it was converted to XPT operation and renamed the ''Canberra XPT''. In February 1990 the XPT was replaced by HUB/ RUB rolling stock. It ceased in January 1994 following the introduction of Xplorers to the route."First Canberra Xplorer Service Commences" ''Railway Digest'' February 1994 page 6

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{{Reflist Named passenger trains of Australia Passenger rail transport in New South Wales Railway services introduced in 1982 Railway services discontinued in 1994 Transport in the Australian Capital Territory 1982 establishments in Australia 1994 disestablishments in Australia Discontinued railway services in Australia