The Fish (train)

The Fish

NSW TrainLink V set at Central in July 2013
Overview
Service type	Passenger train
Current operator(s)	NSW TrainLink
Route
Start	Lithgow
End	Sydney
Distance travelled	156 kilometres
Service frequency	Daily in each direction
Line used	Main Western
Technical
Rolling stock	V sets

The Fish is a passenger train that operates over the Blue Mountains between Lithgow and Sydney.

In the 19th century a train from Sydney to Penrith was driven by John Herron, a large man with the nickname of The Big Fish.^[1] The name transferred to the train itself and it remains in use today. The name has been applied to various Blue Mountains services over the years and today is a commuter service from Lithgow to Sydney operated by V sets.^[2]

Following electrification of the Main Western line in 1958, it was operated by U set single-deck electric trains. These in turn were replaced by double-deck V sets.

It is complimented by another service, The Chips and used to also run with The Summit and The Heron.^[3]

References

1. "MORE ABOUT "THE FISH"". Lithgow Mercury. New South Wales, Australia. 7 November 1945. p. 3 (TOWN EDITION). Retrieved 28 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Blue Mountains line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
3. "Chamber of Commerce Calls for New Train Name". Nepean Times. 77, (3978). New South Wales, Australia. 10 September 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 28 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.