The Westland

The Westland
X1001 with a Westland nameplate in 1954
Overview
Service typeOvernight passenger train
StatusCeased
First service4 June 1938
Last service15 June 1969
SuccessorTrans Australian
Former operator(s)Western Australian Government Railways
Route
TerminiPerth
Kalgoorlie
Service frequency3 x per week
Train number(s)83/84
Line(s) usedEastern
Eastern Goldfields
On-board services
Class(es)First & second

The Westland was the name given in 1938 to the overnight train operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) with sitting and sleeping cars between Perth and Kalgoorlie, where it connected with the Trans-Australian service to Adelaide.