Downs Explorer

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox museum

|name = Downs Explorer

|image =

|imagesize =

|coordinates = {{coord|-28.216|152.042|type:landmark_region:AU|display=inline}}

|established = 1996

|location = Warwick

|type = Railway museum

|car_park =

|website = [https://downsexplorer.org.au/ downsexplorer.org.au]}}

{{external media

|float =

|width =

|video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fEunlnZmEE Southern Downs Steam Railway - Warwick to Stanthorpe]}}

Downs Explorer (originally known as Southern Downs Steam Railway) was founded in 1996, initially to restore the former Queensland Railways locomotive depot in Warwick.[http://www.southerndownssteamrailway.com.au/about_us/about_sdsr.php About SDSR] Southern Downs Steam Railway"Level Crossing Safety: Warwick to Wallangarra" Railway Digest April 2013 pages 40-43

In 2000, a C17 class steam locomotive was purchased and restored to operational condition with passenger operations commencing in January 2009.

The museum regularly operates services on the Southern line from Warwick to Toowoomba and Wallangarra.[http://www.southerndownssteamrailway.com.au/tours/index.php Tours] Southern Downs Steam Railway It is an all-volunteer railway.{{Cite news |url=http://warwick.starcommunity.com.au/stories/2014-01-15/railway-finds-its-puff-again/ |title=Railway finds its puff again |accessdate=1 January 2015 |date=15 January 2014 |newspaper=Star Community |publisher=Star News Group }}