Downs Explorer

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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]

Established1996
LocationWarwick
Coordinates28.216°S 152.042°E / -28.216; 152.042
TypeRailway museum
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Downs Explorer
Established1996
LocationWarwick
Coordinates28.216°S 152.042°E / -28.216; 152.042
TypeRailway museum
Websitedownsexplorer.org.au
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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]

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