What are the Fish and Chips services?
‘The Fish’ and ‘The Chips’ were names given to two fast trains from the Blue Mountains to the city. The names have been carried over to apply to today’s services. General consensus has it that ‘The Fish’ was named after a driver in the 1880s – John Herron, who was nicknamed the ‘Big Fish’ and who enjoyed a reputation for on-time running. ‘The Fish’ originally only ran to Mt Victoria but it has now been extended to Lithgow. When a second train was put on the service from Sydney to Springwood, it was natural that it should be called ‘The Chips’. This train originally ran to Springwood, but has now been extended to Mt Victoria..
‘The Fish’ and ‘The Chips’ were names given to two fast trains from the Blue Mountains to the city. The names have been carried over to apply to today’s services. General consensus has it that ‘The Fish’ was named after a driver in the 1880s – John Herron, who was nicknamed the ‘Big Fish’ and who enjoyed a reputation for on-time running. ‘The Fish’ originally only ran to Mt Victoria but it has now been extended to Lithgow. When a second train was put on the service from Sydney to Springwood, it was natural that it should be called ‘The Chips’. This train originally ran to Springwood, but has now been extended to Mt Victoria.
