I wasn't going to post this, but I like it... so I did.

SP31 Xplorer DMU running through a storm. It is slowing for the 100km/h speedboard about 100 metres past the station. And it might be dark, but it's the middle of a summer's day!

At Griffith Railway Station, after it's once a week arrival from Sydney.

I was mesmerized by the beauty of this bike, yet I don't know it's performance and durability. It's made in China.

Built in Victoria by ABB Transportation, the XPLORER uses technology proven in both Australian and European rail services. It's quiet, fully air conditioned and environmentally friendly and can run as two, three, five or larger carriage sets as demand requires.

Unlike CountryLink's XPT where all electrical and tractive power is provided by the first and last carriages, each XPLORER carriage is fitted with independent traction and auxiliary engines which work in unison and are controlled by the driver. The engines are KTA-19-R 375 kW, 19 litre turbo-charged made by Cummins. Each XPLORER carriage can carry 1600 litres of fuel, enough for a 1600km trip.

Ford explorer, Canon 7d 16-35mm HDR

a 3 car Xplorer sits in the security compound known by crews at "Luft Stalage 13 while Driver Col Klink prepares his charge while carriage crew Col Hogan and Hans Shultz prepare the cars for the the upcoming Journey.

Taken while waiting at Werris Creek Railway Station for the Armidale Xplorer to arrive.

Rear two cars of this consist will detach and proceed to Moree, while the front four cars in this photo will proceed to Armidale.

Mendip Xplorer goes Discovering .

SN12AOP is an Alexander Dennis E40D / Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 H45/30F new 6/2012 to First Games Transport 33754 . It was transferred from Hengrove to Weston-super-Mare at the end of April 2017 and repainted in Excel orange livery in March 2018. It was transferred to Wells and repainted into Mendip Xplorer livery in August 2019.

33754 is arriving in Bath on "Discover" service D1x from Trowbridge , although it did not appear as such on the tracker.

In anticipation of the latest reorganisation on 1st September 2024 the Volvo B9s at Wells and Bath plus the 12 Scanias at Bath have moved to Lawrence Hill , and the blue fronted LH Enviros have moved to Wells and Bath. All deckers at Bath and Wells are now Enviro 400s.

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It's quite the little break at Werris Creek for the passengers, as booked luggage is unloaded for those leaving the train at Werris Creek and then they detach the section going to Moree. It reverses back out of the platform, down the track past the points before it proceeds to Moree, on the track that runs off to the left of this picture.

In Westfield on a 173 to Bath.

EA2502 is the first Xplorer car to be overhauled into the Mk3 Countrylink colours. This was a complete overhaul with a completely redone interior to go with the new colour scheme on the outside of the car. Seen here leading the morning Sydney - Canberra train at Menangle under stormy skies

On 10th April 2011 8037, 602 and 8049 lead the up Cootes ore train through Metford. The up Northern Tablelands Xplorer is overtaking on the main line.

1968 Xplorer 21 Motor Home

NP23 The Moree/Armidale Xplorer Stands at Gosford's Platform 3 , The Steamers are Occupying Platform 2

Don't know what was going on here, but he's been pulled over by the cops for ages. Cops were tailing him through town earlier.

This drew a lot of interest from the passengers on the train, while we waited.

Xplorer out from South Harbour.

During their initial trial run, CEY003 and CEY002 accompanied by 48s33 sit in Maitland's platform 4 waiting for the departure of the Sydney-bound Xplorer service from Moree and Armidale. Once the Xplorer had cleared out, the CEYs would depart for Broadmeadow.

First West of England WX59 BYY

Mendip Xplorer branded Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse 2

Locking Rd, Weston-Super-Mare

Service 126

22nd March 2018

Sculpture at the Australian Railway Monument.

The Northern Tablelands Xplorer crosses the Viaduct at Tamworth. See this photo for a shot of what the driver is seeing.

...err, make that Xplorer service. Photographed here passing the (disconnected) silo at Nelungaloo.

2506 NP23 Northern Tablelands Xplorer Lochinvar 20200516

The Up Countrylink Xplorer (train number NP44) passes loading operations at the Emerald Hill silo. The yellow grain wagons will be picked up later in the day and delivered to the Manildra mill at Gunnedah.

This 5 car set will split at Werris Creek with the first 3 cars continuing onto Armidale and the last 2 continuing to Moree

Another lightpainting session at the Diamond Bridge with members of the Light Xplorer (good folks they all are), but this time, it was a positive ignition on the engine with close to zero wind detected giving a beautiful steelwool arc overhead a full moon in the background.