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. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger train |
| Status | Operational |
| First service | March 1996 |
| Current operator | NSW TrainLink |
| Former operator | State Rail Authority CountryLink |
| Route | |
| Termini | Sydney Broken Hill |
| Stops | 15 |
| Distance travelled | 1,125 kilometres |
| Average journey time | 13 hours |
| Service frequency | Weekly |
| Lines used | Main Western Broken Hill |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | First class & Economy |
| Seating arrangements | 2x2 configuration |
| Catering facilities | On-board buffet |
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Xplorer |
The Outback Xplorer is an Australian passenger train service operated by NSW TrainLink between Sydney and Broken Hill that passes through 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.