Early History
On 1 May 1889 the first trains began running between Sydney and Newcastle. However, it was not until November 1929 that with the pending completion of the Pacific Highway that a premier express service was introduced. Two trains named the Inter City Express and the Northern Commercial Limited were introduced taking 2 hours 45 minutes to cover the 167 kilometres. These were hauled by a selected group of 32 class locomotives. The newly refurbished L type carriages were painted in a dedicated red and cream livery and from 1933 the locomotives maroon.
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