SAR Scenario Paratoo-Gladstone/Terowie Express Freight

Revision as of 22:13, 28 August 2022

	10 Paratoo to Gladstone/Terowie Express Freight
A scenario in the SAR Peterborough Base Session

Express freight from Broken Hill to Port Pirie and Terowie. At Peterborough the train is divided into two and each part is combined with additional rolling stock before continuing separately to Terowie and Gladstone.

Era:	1920s to 1969
Duration:	Terowie: 2 hours 15 minutes Gladstone: 3 hours
Loco:	SAR T 250 on Paratoo Goods Loop The has locos available at the Peterborough Loco Depot for the Peterborough-Terowie section and for optional loco swaps SAR T 23 at Loco Sidings SAR T 233 at Loco Sheds SAR 407 at Repair Shop Sheds
Consist:	Attached to SAR T 250 3 QLX Box vans 4 MTW Flat wagons 2 CCC Gondola wagons 2 WHE Gondola covered wagons 3 Tank Fuel wagons 2 Guard Vans - one at each end Waiting at Peterborough in Goods Siding 1 are 4 QLX Box vans 3 MTW Flat wagons
Each freight wagon has its destination as part of its name e.g. CCC Gladstone or MTW Terowie. The wagons have been grouped together according to their destination.

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.
Next locate your loco. Either:-
- Open the Finder Tool (press Ctrl F ) and type, in the Name field, the name of the loco, in this case SAR T 250 (or just T 250 should be enough). Click the tick icon, OR
- Open the Driver List (bottom left of the screen) and then scroll through the list to find the loco name (SAR T 250) 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 Paratoo. 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 Driver Mode and either close the opening message window or press the P key to start the session.

Tutorial:

A tutorial on using these scenarios is provided in the link on the left. The link will open in this window

Orders:

Move out of the Loop and onto the main line.
Proceed to a suitable vacant road in Peterborough Yard .
Coal and water the loco at Peterborough Main Loco Coal & Water Stage as needed.
The train has to be divided at Peterborough. Those wagons with Terowie in their names are to be marshalled into one train and combined with wagons stored on Peterborough Goods Sidings 1 that also have Terowie in their names.
Those wagons with Gladstone in their names are to be marshalled into another train on a different Yard road and combined with wagons stored on Peterborough Goods Sidings 1 that also have Gladstone in their names.
Select a suitable and unrostered loco from the main Depot and attach it to the front (eastern or Terowie end) of the Terowie train.
Reattach SAR T 250 (or an alternative loco) to the front (western or Gladstone end) of the Gladstone train.
Proceed with both trains (seperately or simultaneously) to
- Gladstone Goods Transfer Narrow Gauge and
- Terowie Relief road.

Driving Notes:

A summary of the facilities and product loads at all locations along the lines is provided in the links

and

The approaches to all locations are protected by invisible signals to prevent the AI Half Speed Slowdown Problem when approaching a signal at stop.
Trackmarks and industries have been provided for AI Drive To Trackmark, Drive via Trackmark and Drive to Industry commands. Click for details.
Manual (no AI) driving is possible. As a visual driving aid, a Caution warning sign has been placed at the location of the Main Approach Dn and Main Approach Up trackmarks. Click for details.
If driving manually in yards, you are responsible for correctly setting any catch points.

Links: All links will open in this window
	Session Scenarios	Location List	Drive Tutorial	Rolling Stock	Loco Roster	Active Industries

This page was created by Trainz user pware in February 2021 and was last updated as shown below.

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-Each freight wagon has its destination as part of its name e.g. '''CCC Gladstone''' or '''MTW Terowie'''.
+Each freight wagon has its destination as part of its name e.g. '''CCC Gladstone''' or '''MTW Terowie'''. The wagons have been grouped together according to their destination.
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-# Take the train out of the <span style="background-color: #008100; color: white; font-weight: 700;">&nbsp;Loop&nbsp;</span> and onto the main line.
+# Move out of the <span style="background-color: #008100; color: white; font-weight: 700;">&nbsp;Loop&nbsp;</span> and onto the main line.
 # Proceed to a suitable vacant road in <span style="font-weight: 700;">Peterborough <span style="color: black; background-color: cyan;">&nbsp;Yard&nbsp;</span></span>.
 # Coal and water the loco at <span style="font-weight: 700;">Peterborough Main <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Loco Coal &amp; Water&nbsp;</span> Stage</span> as needed.

SAR Scenario Paratoo-Gladstone/Terowie Express Freight

Revision as of 22:13, 28 August 2022

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