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 ON2
- 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
- End