The Alice (train)

The Alice
Stainless steel carriages of the type used on The Alice
Overview
Service typePassenger train
StatusCeased
First service14 November 1983
Last service28 October 1987
Former operator(s)State Rail Authority
Australian National
Route
TerminiSydney Central
Alice Springs
Distance travelled2,857 kilometres
Average journey time47 hours
Service frequency1 per week
Train number(s)WE3/WE4
Line(s) usedMain Western
Broken Hill
Trans Australian
Central Australian
Technical
Rolling stockComeng stainless steel carriages
Track gauge1,435 mm

The Alice was an Australian passenger train service that ran between Sydney and Alice Springs from November 1983 until 1988.