In the 19th century, a train from Sydney to
Penrith was driven by John Herron, accompanied by fireman John Salmon and guard John Pike. These names lent themselves to the train's resulting name. It is complemented by another service,
The Chips and used to also run with
The Summit and
The Heron. According to the current timetable,
The Fish leaves
Lithgow at 5:08am, reaches
Mt Victoria at 5:37am and arrives
Sydney at 7:47am.
The Chips leaves
Lithgow at 5:38am, reaches
Mt Victoria at 6:07am and arrives
Sydney at 8:17am. ==References==