SAR Scenario Peterborough Dieselisation

Revision as of 20:48, 19 February 2024

	24 Peterborough Dieselisation
A scenario in the SAR Peterborough Base Session v2.0

Diesel services on the Peterborough-Quorn Line in the 1970s and 80s.

The Historical Bit

By 1970 the main Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line had been converted to standard gauge (4ft 8½in - 1435mm) which isolated the Peterborough-Quorn Line from the rest of the narrow gauge network.

1970 also saw the removal of steam from Peterborough and all remaining narrow gauge services were operated by SAR 830 class narrow gauge diesels, initially SAR 858, 865, 866 and 867 which were based at Peterborough. By the end of 1970 SAR 865 and 866 were transferred to Gladstone and in 1973 SAR 867 was converted, by bogie exchange, to broad gauge (5ft 3in - 1600mm). This left SAR 858 as the only narrow gauge loco at Peterborough from 1973 to 1988.

The Working Timetable for the 1970s and 80s saw only two narrow gauge return freight services each week. One to Quorn and one to Orroroo (if required). In addition there were seasonal grain collection services to Quorn (when required) and to Orroroo.

The Quorn freight service often terminated at Carrieton due to the lack of goods to transport. If it extended to Quorn then it also required a crew change on the return trip at Bruce or Hammond. The relief crew were transported from Peterborough by a rail inspection car (see the scenario Rail Car Inspection Run) with the relieved crew transported back by the same vehicle.

In March 1987 the line from Eurelia to Quorn was closed. This was followed in November 1988 by the closure of the remaining line from Peterborough to Eurelia to regular services. The last scheduled revenue runs on the line were to remove grain from the silos at Orroroo in October 1988 (see the scenario Orroroo Grain Run). Special excrusion trains from the Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society continued to use the line from Peterborough to Eurelia until 2002. Most of the line has since been removed.

Era:

1970-1988

Duration:

Various depending on options

Loco:

Available at Peterborough Loco Depot:-

SAR 858

SAR 867

Consist:

The consist for the freight runs (trains D3 and D9) is stored on Peterborough Yard 3 . The consist for the grain runs (trains D1 and D7) is at the Peterborough Grain Siding . To be attached to the selected loco:-

QLX Box vans	MTW Flat wagons	WTE Gondola wagons
1 Guard Van

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.
If you decide to set the session clock to a different starting time then follow the instructions shown in the Orders section
Next locate your loco. Either:-
- Open the Finder Tool (press Ctrl F ) and type, in the Name field, the name of the selected loco - e.g. SAR 858. Click the tick icon, OR
- Open the Driver List (bottom left of the screen) and then scroll through the list to find either:-
- the loco name (SAR 858) OR
- the driver icon (named Driver 858) - this is a non-animated icon
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 Peterborough. 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 Trainz Driver Mode
Close the opening message window and, if Pause is shown on the screen, 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 the selected loco out of the depot and into the yard
The consist waiting on the Peterborough Yard 3 Road is in three parts:-
- For train D9 select the first 4 wagons only. Shunt these wagons to an empty Yard Road. Attach a Guard Van to the rear of the consist. The Guard Van can be taken from the rear of the remaining wagons or from the nearby Car Shed
- For train D3, if terminating at Carrieton, shunt to combine the first two consists into a single consist. Shunt these wagons to an empty Yard Road. Attach a Guard Van to the rear of the consist.
- For train D3 continuing through to Quorn, shunt all three consists into a single consist with the Guard Van at the rear
- For trains D1 and D5 collect the empty grain wagons waiting on the Flour Mill Siding and shunt them to the main yard. Attach a guard van to the rear of the consist
Proceed onto the Peterborough-Quorn Line
Detach and shunt wagons at each location according to the working timetable shown below. Where multiple drop offs are required all wagons have been named with their destination and placed in the consist in destination order from the front
Detach:-
- MTW flat wagons to Goods Cranes
- QLX wagons to Goods Sheds
- WTE wagons to Grain Silos
Leave each wagon at its loading/unloading point
For trains D7 and D9 turn the loco on the WYE at Orroroo
Note: The WYE was actually removed in the 1930s so in reality the loco would have to run "long nose first" back to Peterborough (or "long nose first" up to Orroroo). As SAR 858 was the only narrow gauge loco based at Peterborough from 1973, this problem could not be solved by double-heading with another locomotive, but double heading is still an option in this scenario
For train D3 you may take the option to terminate at Carrieton

The Base Session has the clock set to start at

This can be changed to any required time. For the details see

SAR Scenario Session Time Change

1970s/80s Peterborough-Quorn Freight Timetable

Days
Train №

(M F)
D1

Tu
D3

(W Sa)
D7

(Th)
D9

(runs when required)
for train D3 see notes in Orders above

Peterborough Depot

CEFJØWX

dep

07:30

Flour Mill

A

Yard

A

dep

08:00

Black Rock

X

arr

08:27

08:29D

Orroroo Yard

ΔCFWX

arr

08:39

08:39

08:54

Goods

D

Silos

L

Orroroo

dep

08:59

Eurelia

FWX

arr

09:05

09:25D

Carrieton

CFWX

arr

09:21

09:55D

(Tu)

D3 continues to Quorn if reuired

dep

10:15

Moockra

X

arr

10:30D

Hammond

X

arr

09:49

10:56D

Bruce

X

arr

11:21D

Quorn Yard

CEFJØWX

arr

10:25

11:56

Goods

D

Silos

L

Depot

S

Stable loco

Days
Train №

(M F)
D2

(Tu)
D4

(Tu)
D6

(W Sa)
D8

(Th)
D10

(runs when required)
D4 runs if D3 has not terminated at Carrieton
D6 runs if D3 has terminated at Carrieton

Quorn Depot

dep

12:10

14:40

Goods

A

Silos

A

Yard

dep

12:30

15:00A

Bruce

arr

15:26A

Hammond

arr

12:59

15:51A

Moockra

arr

16:17A

Carrieton

arr

13:35

16:42A

dep

17:00

13:00A

Eurelia

arr

13:51

17:20A

13:20A

Orroroo Yard

arr

14:07

17:48

13:48

Goods

A

Yard

dep

18:08

14:08

12:00

Black Rock

arr

18:40

14:23A

12:12

12:15A

Peterborough Yard

arr

14:46

18:47D

15:10D

12:40

12:53D

Flour Mill

D

Depot

S

stable loco

bold time = arrive/depart time		plain time = timing point
Service Symbols:
A Attach wagons	D Detach wagons	L Load	S Stable loco
Location Symbols:
Δ = Turning Triangle	C = Loco Coal Loader	E = Engine Depot	F = Fixed Signals
J = Junction	Ø = Loco Turntable	W = Loco Water Tank	X = Crossing Loop

Driving Notes:

A summary of the facilities and product loads at all locations along the line is provided in the link

All trains are restricted to 20mph on the curves between Wallaway and Eurelia.
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.

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This page was created by Trainz user pware in October 2022 and was last updated as shown below.

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SAR Scenario Peterborough Dieselisation

Revision as of 20:48, 19 February 2024

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