List of former government railway authorities of Australia

This is a list of former government railway authorities of Australia – often known colloquially in the different states as The Government Railways, and The State Railways.

For former non-government companies see List of former Australian railway companies

National

 * Commonwealth Railways
 * Australian National Railways Commission
 * National Rail Corporation

New South Wales

 * New South Wales Government Railways
 * Public Transport Commission
 * State Rail Authority
 * FreightCorp

Queensland

 * Queensland Railways

South Australia

 * South Australian Railways
 * State Transport Authority
 * TransAdelaide

Tasmania

 * Tasmanian Government Railways
 * AN Tasrail

Victoria

 * Victorian Railways
 * State Transport Authority
 * Metropolitan Transit Authority
 * Public Transport Corporation

Western Australia

 * Metropolitan Transport Trust
 * Western Australian Government Railways
 * Westrail
 * Western Australian Government Railways Commission