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[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 2009–2010, the Endeavours, along with the Xplorers, were refurbished by Bombardier Transportation's Dandenong rolling stock factory. The refurbishment included: [ 9 ] New reversible 3x2 seats, as found on the Hunter railcars and H sets , the seat covers are made of woollen moquette fabric which is more durable and vandal proof
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.
Fastway Couriers (formerly trading as HB Couriers [2]) is a courier delivery services company founded in Napier, New Zealand. [3] At the peak of its service, Fastway operated delivery services in New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and South Africa. [4] The company currently operates in Ireland and South Africa. [5]
The New South Wales XPT (short for eXpress Passenger Train) is a class of diesel-powered passenger trains built by Comeng and ABB. Based on the British Rail -designed High Speed Train , each XPT set comprises two XP power cars in a push-pull configuration and, between them, between four and seven passenger carriages.
John Harris, who was the son of John and Ann Harris was born in 1754 on the Moy McIlmurry farm in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland. [1] Harris lived a prosperous life, with his family working as tenant farmers on the Salters Company which received a grant from the Crown in 1611. [2]
1817 and 1818 expeditions of John Oxley. Evans was back in New South Wales by 1815 to continue inland explorations. [3] In 1815, Evans was the first colonial explorer to enter the Lachlan Valley, naming the area the Oxley Plains after his superior the Surveyor-General, John Oxley.
Like Bennelong, Barangaroo had a considerable influence on settler-Aboriginal relations during the first years of the British colonisation of New South Wales. When she first met the colonists in 1790, Barangaroo was described as being in her early 40's and was noted for her refusal to interact with the settlers in any significant way.