Far West Express

The Far West Express was an Australian passenger train operated by the New [South Wales Government Railways] from December 1957 until September 1975 from Dubbo to Bourke, Cobar and Coonamble.
It connected at Dubbo in the morning with the overnight Western Mail from Central [railway station, Sydney|Sydney], returning in the afternoon to connect with the return Mail in the evening. The train was formed of an air-conditioned New South [Wales 900/800 class railcar|DEB set] with a van off the train from Sydney attached to the rear. It operated to Bourke thrice weekly, Cobar once weekly, and Coonamble twice-weekly.
It ceased in September 1975, when the Public [Transport Commission] introduced a fleet of six Denning road coaches to operate the services radiating from Dubbo.