Outback Xplorer

Outback Xplorer
The Outback Xplorer leaving Broken Hill on the morning of 10 March 2020. Note the special coupler covering used for protection against wildlife strikes.
Overview
Service typePassenger train
StatusOperational
First serviceMarch 1996
Current operator(s)NSW TrainLink
Route
TerminiSydney
Broken Hill
Stops15
Distance travelled1,125 kilometres
Average journey time13 hours
Service frequencyweekly
Line(s) usedMain Western
Broken Hill
On-board services
Class(es)First class & Economy
Seating arrangements3x2 configuration
Catering facilitiesOn-board buffet
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockXplorer

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]

  1. ^ "CountryLink Loco-Hauled Services Cancelled" Railway Digest May 2000