SP - THE GRAVEL TRAIN

RESTOCK THE MURCHISON COUNTY GRAVEL PITS FROM THE QUARRY AT TOTARA FLATS
 

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The Totara Flats quarry provides gravel for both railway and civil works.
Your task is to supply these pits with gravel.

You will be using a Baldwin Heavy 2-10-0 steam locomotive which is waiting at the AB and C Gravel Company in Totara Flats for your return. They need to refill the wagons that are on your train and deliver a couple of big orders.


At the moment you are in control of engine #204 from the AB and C Gravel Company. The engine is at the Conns Creek gravel pit siding with a consist of loaded hoppers waiting to be emptied.

        - Start by shunting the gravel car consist into the gravel siding beside the train.

        - Now take the empty hoppers back to the TOTARA FLATS tipple (via Kimbolton).

                *** Navigate Via Trackmark ... Kimbolton through
                *** Navigate To Trackmark ... Totara Gravel On 4


        - Load all empty hoppers that are in the yard including the ones that you have returned.
        - Couple all hoppers together to form a new gravel train.
        - SP #203 is waiting with some full hoppers on the siding.
        - Couple all the full hoppers together behind #203

 

(Remember to check your water and coal periodically. You may need to stop for a service before the session ends)


        - Drive the train to the Collingwood Gravel pit siding (beside Armour Meatworks).

                *** Navigate Via Trackmark ... Lake Sumner Station

                *** Navigate To Trackmark ... Armour Siding East
 

        - Put the loco at the back of the train (Use the Driver Assistant )

 

                *** Run around Train


        - Uncouple half of the hoppers and shunt them up onto the gravel pit track to unload.

        - Leave the empty hoppers in the siding and take the full hoppers to the gravel pit at the Deneston / Picton junction.

               
*** Navigate to Trackmark ... Picton Junct Grav Pit 1

 

        - Empty all the remaining hoppers at the gravel pit.

        - Reverse train back onto main line

        - Return to the Armour siding to collect the empty hoppers.

 

                *** Navigate Via Trackmark ... Burkes Creek Station

                *** Navigate To Trackmark ... Armour Main East

 

        - Return all empty hoppers to the Totara Flats tipple and park in the yard.

                *** Navigate Via Trackmark ... Lake Sumner Station
                *** Navigate To Trackmark ... Totara Gravel ON 1

 


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