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ex-San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad #18; used on the mixed train between Santa Rosa and Sebastopol; [1] scrapped 1928 102 Grant Locomotive Works 4-6-0: 1888 ex-San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad #15; used in freight service between Tiburon and Glen Ellen; [1] retired 1929 103 Richmond Locomotive Works: 4-6-0: 1901 3304
[3] [4] The Xplorers entered service on the North Western service in October 1993 [5] and on the Canberra service in December 1993. [6] In November 1994, the government ordered a further four Xplorer carriages. [7] From May 2000, Xplorers took over the weekly services to Griffith and Broken Hill. [8] [9] All are scheduled to be replaced by the ...
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.
Initially the Canberra-Sydney Xplorer trains were just two carriages, but were expanded to three carriages in 1995. [58] [59] From 23 April 1995, the X 2000 tilt train ran between Canberra and Sydney for a seven-week trial. Two daily services ran in addition to the three daily Xplorer services, with a journey time 45 minutes shorter.
10 long (6-car) trainsets for use on long-distance Regional services (replacing the XPT fleet) 9 short (3-car) short-distance Regional trainsets (replacing the Xplorer fleet) 10 short (3-car) Intercity sets (replacing the Endeavour fleet) All trains will be maintained at the purpose built Mindyarra Maintenance Centre in Dubbo. [15] [16]
Griffith is the terminus for the twice weekly NSW TrainLink Xplorer from Sydney split from Canberra services at Goulburn. NSW TrainLink also operate a road coach service from Wagga Wagga to Griffith, while a Cootamundra to Mildura service also operates via Griffith.
In May 2012, the Minister for Transport announced a restructure of RailCorp. [1] [2] On 1 July 2013, NSW TrainLink took over the operation of regional rail and coach services previously operated by CountryLink; non-metropolitan Sydney services previously operated by CityRail; and responsibility for the Main Northern railway line from Berowra to Newcastle, the Main Western railway line from Emu ...
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]