Established | 1996 |
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Location | Warwick |
Coordinates | 28°12′58″S 152°02′31″E / 28.216°S 152.042°E |
Type | Railway museum |
Website | downsexplorer.org.au |
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Southern Downs Steam Railway - Warwick to Stanthorpe |
Downs Explorer (originally known as Southern Downs Steam Railway) was founded in 1996, initially to restore the former Queensland Railways locomotive depot in Warwick.[1][2]
In 2000, a C17 class steam locomotive was purchased and restored to operational condition with passenger operations commencing in January 2009.[1][2]
The museum regularly operates services on the Southern line from Warwick to Toowoomba and Wallangarra.[3] It is an all-volunteer railway.[4]