The Central West Express is the legacy name for the Australian passenger train operating on the Main Western line in New South Wales from Sydney to Dubbo.

In September 1956 in a reorganisation of rolling stock, the Central West Express was cut back to operate as a day return service to Orange with the RUB sets replaced by a HUB set.

[1] From 1957, the service was hauled by 46 class electric locomotives between Sydney and Lithgow following the electrification of the Main Western line over the Blue Mountains.

Rebranded the Central West XPT, it commenced operating in April 1982.

[1][4] The XPTs cut one hour and 54 minutes off the travel time from Sydney to Dubbo.