| Fruit Flyer | |
| Type: | Freight train |
| First: | 13 October 1958 |
| Formeroperator: | Victorian Railways |
| Start: | Mildura |
| Stops: | Irymple Red Cliffs Carwarp Hattah |
| End: | Dynon Freight Terminal |
| Distance: | 566 kilometres |
| Journeytime: | 10 hours |
| Frequency: | 6 x weekly (Sun-Fri) |
| Line Used: | Mildura Serviceton |
| Speed: | 110 km/h |
The Fruit Flyer was a fast overnight freight train operated by the Victorian Railways to bring fruit produce from the Mildura district to the Melbourne Markets. It first ran on 13 October 1958.[1]
It departed Mildura at 17:00, loading at Irymple, Red Cliffs, Carwarp and Hattah before running express to Dynon Freight Terminal arriving at 03:00. To allow it to operate at the line speed of 110 km/h, the wagons were fitted with bogies similar to those fitted on passenger carriages.[1]
It initially operated three times weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights, but within a few weeks this had increased to four times.[1] [2] By 1961 it was running six times a week, Sunday to Friday.[3] [4]