SP - POWER STATION COAL RUN

A COAL SHIPMENT FROM THE GRANITY MINE TO THE HYDE LUMBER MILL AND THE COLLINGWOOD POWER STATION

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The Coal fired power station at Collingwood consumes large quantities of coal.
Your task today is to load a coal train at the Granity mines at Gladestone and take a shipment to the power station.
On the way you will drop a smaller shipment at the Hyde lumber mill at Ranfurly.


A consist of coal hoppers is assembled in the Gladestone yard.
An SP 2-8-2 #3215 is ready at the rear to pull the hoppers up to the Granity mine for loading.

        - Start todays activity by pulling the coal hoppers back up the river side track to the Mines.

                *** Navigate To Trackmark ... Granity Coal Loader ON
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        - Pull the hoppers under the chutes to load them.
        - Run your loco to the front of the train and pull it back to Gladestone.
        - At Gladestone couple the #203 to the front of the train for double heading.
        - Drive the train out of the station coupling the caboose to the rear before leaving.
        - Drive to Ranfurly via Murchison.

                *** Navigate Via Trackmark ... Murchison Through
                *** Navigate To Trackmark ... Ranfurly Siding 5


        - At Ranfurly uncouple #203 and leave it on an empty siding.

        - Use #3215 to pull two hoppers up to the Hyde Lumber mill coal siding .
        - Unload the hoppers.
        - Return to Ranfurly and reassemble the train and re-attach #203 to the front.
        - Pull the train to the power station at Collingwood.

                *** Navigate to Trackmark ... Collingwood Grain Side LP1
 

        - Pull the train forward so that the caboose clears the power station points

        - Shunt the hoppers back to the power station coal dump.
        - Leave the empty hoppers in the siding at the power station.
        - Return the locomotives to the Collingwood engine sheds.

    
           *** Navigate To Trackmark ... Collingwood Engine Shed
 


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