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Xplorer The Northern Tablelands Express is the legacy name for the passenger train service in Australia between Sydney and Armidale , and between Sydney and Moree , operated by the New South Wales Government Railways and its successors since June 1941.
The conversion of these two vehicles enabled the reintroduction of a rail service to Broken Hill as the Outback Xplorer, originally known as the Silver City Xplorer. Each car is powered by a Cummins KTA-19R diesel engine rated at 383 kW (514 hp) at 1800rpm coupled to a Voith T311r hydraulic transmission driving both axles on one bogie via Voith ...
The 223 series (223系, 223-kei) is a suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in the Kansai region, Chūgoku region and Shikoku region of Japan. Multiple batches of the model have been built with varying differences (particularly motor output control), although the overall general ...
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 Outback Xplorer is an Australian passenger train service operated by NSW TrainLink between Sydney and Broken Hill via the Main Western line. Commencing in March 1996, it was initially a locomotive-pulled service. It ceased in early 2000 due to the poor state of the passenger carriages, but resumed in May 2000 using Xplorer railcars. [1]
Outback Xplorer train at Bathurst Station. Bathurst is served by NSW TrainLink's 4 daily Bathurst Bullet services to Sydney & Lithgow, [14] the daily Central West XPT service operating between Sydney and Dubbo and the weekly Outback Xplorer between Sydney and Broken Hill. [15] Journey Beyond's weekly Indian Pacific passes through Bathurst but ...
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Moree station c.1911. The line opened from Werris Creek to Gunnedah in 1879, Narrabri in 1884 and Moree in 1897. Moree was for many years the railhead for the large sheep stations in the area, however the construction by the Queensland Government of a railway close to the NSW border prompted the construction of a line from Moree to Mungindi, which is on the state border. [2]