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The Xplorer is a class of diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains built by ABB. Initially entering service in October 1993 with CountryLink , the Xplorers are mechanically identical to the Endeavour railcars , though feature a higher level of passenger amenity.
1.1 Xplorer (1993–1995) 1.2 XPT (1981–1994) 1.3 R set (2024) 2 Maintenance depots. ... Rail rolling stock in New South Wales; Sydney Trains rolling stock; References
In the lead up to the 2015 state election, the Baird Government committed itself, if re-elected, to replacing the XPT fleet (19 power cars and 60 carriages). [4] [5] Having been returned to office, in October 2016, the government announced it was also considering replacing the Xplorer (23 carriages) and Endeavour (28 carriages) diesel multiple unit fleets.
The Rail Motor Society, based at Paterson, New South Wales, is a community owned collection of preserved self-propelled railway vehicles and equipment from the former New South Wales Government Railways and its successors. The items in its collection date from 1923 through to 1972. 621/721
The similarities of the Endeavours and Xplorers have allowed easy conversions. Endeavour carriages LE 2865 and TE 2815 were converted to Xplorer carriages EA 2508 and EC 2528. Endeavour carriage TE 2805 was temporarily converted to an Xplorer carriage between September and November 2007.
CountryLink was a passenger rail and road service brand that operated in regional areas of New South Wales, and to and from Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne. [1] Originally created as a business unit (or sub-brand) of the State Rail Authority of New South Wales, it later became a subsidiary of RailCorp. [2]
1.11 Broken Hill Xplorer. 1.12 North Western. 1.13 Moree/Armidale ... NSW TrainLink is the operator of country railway passenger services in the state of New South ...
The New South Wales stainless steel carriage stock was a type of passenger carriage operated by the New South Wales Government Railways from 1961 until 1993. These carriages were mainly used on interstate trains such as the Southern Aurora , which ran between Sydney and Melbourne, its slower counterpart the Spirit of Progress and the Brisbane ...