This is a list of former railway operating companies operating in Australia. For former Government authorities, see List of former government railway authorities of Australia.
National Australian Railroad Group Freight Australia QR National
New South Wales CityRail State Rail Authority CountryLink Sydney Railway Company Rosehill Railway Company Silverton Tramway Company South Maitland Railway National Rail Corporation Brown's Richmond Vale Railway
Queensland Aramac Tramway – 1913–1975, run by shire council
South Australia South Australian Railways
Tasmania Emu Bay Railway Launceston and Western Railway Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company North Mount Lyell Railway Tasmanian Main Line Company
Victoria Connex Melbourne (Hillside Trains) M>Train (Bayside Trains) V/Line Freight Freight Victoria Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company Great Northern Rail Services Kerang-Koondrook Tramway Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company Melbourne Railway Company Powelltown Tramway St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company West Coast Railway
Western Australia Great Southern Railway Midland Railway of Western Australia
See also History of rail transport in Australia Rail transport in Australia