Eastern Flyer

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Eastern Flyer
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
Status Discontinued
Predecessor Dominion
First service 1 July 1975
Last service 30 June 1994
Successor Intercapital Sprint
Current operator(s) New Ingrean Railways
Route
Termini Kingsbury Central
Port Frederick
Stops 9
Distance travelled 130.8 mi (210.5 km)
Average journey time 4 hours, 21 minutes
Service frequency Daily in each direction
Train number(s) FL1/FL2
Line(s) used Eastern Main Line
On-board services
Class(es)
  • First class
  • Standard class
Seating arrangements
  • 4 seat compartment (First)
  • 2×2 seat saloon (Second)
Catering facilities Buffet car
Technical
Rolling stock
  • Locomotive-hauled
  • R class carriages
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map
Kingsbury Central
Ellford Junction
Ellford
Hillsborough
Alchester
Langford
Bathurst Falls A white flag waving to denote this stop is a "request" or "flag" stop
Willowdene
Tobinvale
Ossulstone
Port Frederick

The Eastern Flyer was a daylight express passenger train operated by the New Ingrean Railways between Kingsbury and Port Frederick on the Eastern Main Line. It commenced service on 1 July 1975 and was replaced by the Intercapital Sprint on 1 July 1994.

History

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