Melbourne Express

Melbourne Express was a free newspaper distributed on weekday mornings at railway stations in Melbourne, Australia. It was published by Fairfax Media.

For the train service from Sydney to Melbourne, see Sydney/Melbourne Express.
Melbourne Express
TypeDaily weekday newspaper
Owner(s)Fairfax Media
FoundedFebruary 5, 2001 (2001-02-05)
Ceased publicationSeptember 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)
Websitethemelbourneexpress.com
For the train service from Adelaide to Melbourne, see The Overland.

History

Melbourne Express was launched on 5 February 2001.[1][2] A day earlier, mX, another free newspaper also aimed at commuters that was distributed in the evenings, was launched by News Corporation.

Melbourne Express ceased publication on the 7 September 2001, just seven months after its initial foundation.[3][4] The final edition featured a single frontpage headline stating "Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish" with short explanation explaining the reason for the decision.

References
  1. Fairfax press release Archived 2006-08-19 at archive.today
  2. "New Newspaper Aimed at Commuters". Newsrail. Vol. 29, no. 3. Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. March 2001. p. 71. ISSN 0310-7477. OCLC 19676396.
  3. Melbourne Express ceases to be published The World Today7 September 2001
  4. "Publication of First Free Commuter Newspaper Comes to an End". Newsrail. Vol. 29, no. 10. Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. October 2001. p. 303. ISSN 0310-7477. OCLC 19676396.

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