| The weekly Commonwealth Railways freight service from Quorn to Hawker. |
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The Historical Bit
Up until 1956 the narrow gauge (3ft6in, 1067mm) Central Australia Railway from Port Augusta to Maree and on to Alice Springs ran through the Flinders Ranges via Quorn and Hawker. In 1956 a new standard gauge (4ft8½inch, 1435mm) line from Port Augusta to Maree was opened following a more direct and easier route that avoided the difficult Flinders Ranges. The new line bypassed Quorn, Hawker and most of the original narrow gauge line to Maree. The old line was immediately closed except for the section between Quorn and Hawker. This section survived because a mine near Hawker needed to send its ore to Quorn but the local dirt roads were totally unsuitable for the task.
The Commonwealth Railways (CR), the operator of the Central Australia Railway, ran a weekly freight service between Quorn and Hawker using SAR locos and a mixture of CR and SAR rolling stock. It was the only scheduled service running on the line although a second "when required" freight service was provided in the timetable. SAR T 44, which was based at Quorn, was a regular sight on this run. The few existing photographs of the service usually show a very short consist, only a few wagons, mostly carrying minerals and general goods.
Because there was only one service each week, plus the poor condition of the track, on-time running was never a consideration. In 1972 the service was cancelled and the line was closed. The track has since been removed and some of it was used in restoring the line from Quorn to Port Augusta for heritage operations. |
When, Where and With What
| File:SAR Hawker Freight.png |
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1956 to 1972 |
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to Hawker: 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Loco: |
SAR T 44 at Quorn Loco Depot
The  has other suitable locos available at the Quorn Loco Depot |
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| Consist: |
Scenario 15 Quorn Shunter must be completed first |
| Stored on Quorn Goods Siding 3 to be attached to the selected loco. Not all those listed below may be present (see Scenario 15 Quorn Shunter for the options):- |
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Similar/Related Scenarios
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Each location in the layout has a detailed set of track diagrams that provide a variety of useful information
The Getting Started guide below gives a summary of what is available.
To display this information click any  graphic, or go to the bottom of the page for all the session links (all links will open in this window). |
Getting Started:
- If you have already closed the opening message window then the first step is to pause the session by pressing the P key.
- If you decide to set the session clock to a different starting time then follow the instructions shown in the Orders section
- Next locate your loco. Either:-
- Open the Finder Tool (press Ctrl F ) and type, in the Name field, the name of your selected loco, for example SAR T 44 (or just T 44 which should be enough), then click the tick icon, OR
- Open the Driver List (bottom left of the screen) and then scroll through the list to find either:-
- the loco name (e.g. SAR T 44) OR
- the driver icon (named Driver 44) - this is a non-animated icon
- then click the drivers Eye icon
 to take control of the loco.
- Take a few moments to get your bearings. Click
 (this link will open in this window) to show the location details and track plans for Quorn. In each location details page:-
- the
 tab gives an overall summary of each location with a "potted" history (where available).
- the
 tab reveals the invisible  Track Marks for Drive To commands.
- the
 tab lists all active industries and their commodities.
- the
 tab describes the names, locations and settings of all junction switches as well as some switch sets you may want to use.
- Each location details page has direct links to the adjacent locations so you can explore along the route.
- When you are ready to start, reload the Peterborough Base Session page (click the Scenarios button on your current location page) and select this Scenario again or just use the Back button on your browser - whichever is quicker.
- Switch back to Trainz Driver Mode
- Close the opening message window and, if Pause is shown on the screen, press the P key to start the session.
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Tutorial:
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A tutorial on using these scenarios is provided in the link on the left. The link will open in this window |
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Orders:
Scenario 15 Quorn Shunter must be run first to select the rolling stock assets that will be used in this scenario.
- Move the loco from the depot Loco Shed and couple to the consist on Goods Siding 3 .
- Pull the consist into the station yard area and run the loco around the train.
- Proceed to Hawker stopping at intermediate locations (optional - your choice) Willochra, Wilson and Gordon to drop off wagons (if there are enough wagons available for those locations)
- Deliver wagons according to their types:-
- QLX Vans, CR NGS open wagons and CR Flat wagons are delivered to Loading Banks and Goods Sheds
- K Cattle wagons and Sheep vans to Stockyards
- CCC gondola wagon loaded with coal to the Loco Depot at Hawker
- Empty CCC gondola wagons to the Loading Bank at Hawker
- The Water Tanker wagon stays with the loco
- At Hawker coal and water as needed.
- Turn the loco on the WYE .
- Option: Return to Quorn picking up any wagons on the way.
- At Quorn stable any goods wagons on a goods siding and livestock wagons at the stockyard
- Deliver loaded CCC gondola wagons to the Barytes Unloader Siding
- Service and stable the loco at the depot after turning on the turntable
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| Quorn-Hawker Weekly Freight Timetable |
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Train № |
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Tu (F)
425 |
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Train № |
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Tu (F)
426 |
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(when required) |
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| Quorn Depot |
CEFJØWX |
dep |
07:30 |
Hawker Depot |
dep |
14:00 |
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| Goods Siding 3 |
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A |
Barytes Loader |
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AL |
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| Yard |
dep |
08:00 |
Goods Shed |
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p |
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Stockyard |
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p |
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Yard |
dep |
14:30 |
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| Willochra |
X |
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d |
Wilson |
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p |
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| Gordon |
X |
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d |
Gordon |
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p |
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| Wilson |
X |
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d |
Willocra |
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p |
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| Hawker |
ΔCWX |
arr |
10:00 |
Quorn Yard |
arr |
16:30D |
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| Stockyard |
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d |
Stockyard |
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| Barytes Loader |
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D |
Barytes Unloader |
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DU |
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| Goods Shed |
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Goods Siding |
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d |
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| Depot |
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cw |
Depot |
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cwS |
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| bold time = arrive/depart time |
(plain time) = timing point |
| Service Symbols: |
| L Load |
U Unload |
A Attach wagons |
D Detach wagons |
| d stop if required to drop off wagons |
p stop if required to pick up wagons |
| c coal (if required) |
w water (if required) |
S Stable loco |
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| Location Symbols: |
| Δ = Turning Triangle |
C = Loco Coal Loader |
E = Engine Depot |
F = Fixed Signals |
| J = Junction |
Ø = Loco Turntable |
W = Loco Water Tank |
X = Crossing Loop |
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This page was created by Trainz user pware in October 2021 and was last updated as shown below.
