Downs Explorer | |
Coordinates: | -28.216°N 152.042°W |
Established: | 1996 |
Location: | Warwick |
Type: | Railway museum |
Website: | downsexplorer.org.au |
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]