Brisbane Limited

The Brisbane Limited originally operated from Sydney via the Main Northern line to Wallangarra.

A change of gauge required passengers to change here for a narrow gauge Queensland Railways train on its Southern line to complete the journey to Brisbane.

The Limited service was also known as a 'limited express'; its daily service ran in parallel with a 'mail train', open to passengers, which featured more stops and took several hours longer.

[1] Following the extension of the North Coast line to South Brisbane in September 1930, it was rerouted shaving six hours off the journey time, even allowing for the need for the train to be taken over the Clarence River by barge pending the completion of the Grafton Bridge.

[5] It was withdrawn in February 1990 to be replaced by an unnamed XPT service.