The Fish (train)

The Fish is the legacy name for the passenger train that operates over the Blue Mountains between Lithgow and Sydney, Australia.

History

In the 19th century, a train from Sydney to Penrith was driven by John Herron, accompanied by fireman John Salmon and guard John Pike. These names lent themselves to the train's resulting name.
It is complemented by another service, The Chips and used to also run with The Summit and The Heron.
According to the current timetable, The Fish leaves Lithgow at 5:08am, reaches Mt Victoria at 5:37am and arrives Sydney at 7:47am. The Chips leaves Lithgow at 5:38am, reaches Mt Victoria at 6:07am and arrives Sydney at 8:17am.