South Mail
Former Australian train service
title: "South Mail" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["discontinued-railway-services-in-australia", "named-passenger-trains-of-new-south-wales", "night-trains-of-australia", "railway-services-discontinued-in-1985", "1985-disestablishments-in-australia"] description: "Former Australian train service" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Mail" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Former Australian train service ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | South Mail |
| type | Passenger train |
| status | Ceased |
| last | May 1985 |
| formeroperator | State Rail Authority |
| start | Sydney |
| end | Albury |
| Griffith | |
| distance | 642 km (Albury) |
| 640 km (Griffith) | |
| trainnumber | SL9/SL10 |
| line_used | Main South |
| Hay | |
| Griffith | |
| :: |
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The South Mail was an Australian passenger train that ran from Sydney to Albury and Griffith until May 1985.
In June 1984, it was converted to XPT operation with the Griffith portion ceasing. With a lack of sleeping accommodation, patronage dwindled and the South Mail ceased operating in May 1985.
References
References
- "XPT Rosters and Names" ''[[Railway Digest]]'' August 1984 page 255
- "The Passing of S9/10" ''Railway Digest'' September 1984 page 316
- "Melbourne-Sydney Standard Gauge Relief Trains" ''[[Australian Railway History]]'' April 2012
- "Proposed Country Train Plans" ''Railway Digest'' May 1985 page 132
- "Country Train and Coach Changes" ''Railway Digest'' August 1985 page 229
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