The Spirit of the West was a restaurant train operated by South Spur Rail Services out of Perth, Western Australia from 2002 until 2008.

In 2001, the Midland Railway Company was formed by the South Spur Rail Services (SSRS), taking the name of the former Western Australian operator.

[1] On 18 October 2002 it commenced operating under the Spirit of the West brand with two services; the City to Port Indulgence and The Avon Experience.

The Avon Experience operated as a Sunday lunch service from East Perth via the Eastern Railway to West Toodyay.

[13] The consist of the train usually involved a combination of the following: Due to the occasional motive power shortage, the Spirit of the West was sometimes hauled by another locomotive.