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
- End