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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.
[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 ...
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 ...
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] The first complete 6-car unit arrived at Port Kembla on 14 February 2024 and was taken by road to Dubbo.
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.
Prior to June 2015, the project was known as the North West Rail Link (NWRL). Originally, "North West Rail Link" referred to the section between Epping and Rouse Hill. By June 2015, the name had been extended to cover the route of the original NWRL and the existing Epping to Chatswood railway line. In June 2015, it was announced that the entire ...
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]
The Broken Hill railway line, extending 801 kilometres (498 miles) from Orange, New South Wales to Broken Hill, is now part of the transcontinental rail corridor from Sydney to Perth.