in March 1986 hauled by an
X class locomotive The
Australind service began on 24 November 1947 and was hauled initially by
U class steam locomotives. With an average speed of , it was the fastest narrow gauge passenger train in Australia. It was named to commemorate the city of that name envisioned by
Marshall Waller Clifton on
Leschenault Inlet 100 years previously. The current hamlet of
Australind, a
satellite town of
Bunbury, has never had a passenger rail service, nor even a railway line. In February 1958,
X class diesel locomotives took over. The service was relaunched on 1 October 1960 with onboard catering removing the need for an extended stop at
Pinjarra. In November 1987, the
ADP/ADQ class railcars took over the service, reducing the journey time to 2 hours 30 minutes. In November 2023 the service was suspended due to the shutdown of the
Armadale line for upgrading. The suspension also marked the retirement of the ADP/ADQ class
trainsets, with the final two services – reserved for invited special guests – conducted on 18 and 19 November 2023. The route was then temporarily replaced by coach bus services. Although originally scheduled to re-open in mid-2025, delays in the upgrade of the Armadale line pushed back the resumption of train services to 29 June 2026, which will introduce new
ADR/ADS class railcars based on the
Transperth C-series train. ==Rolling stock==