SAR Scenario Gladstone Pickup Grain

	18   Gladstone Pickup Grain
A scenario in the SAR Peterborough Base Session v2.0

A seasonal pickup service Detaching grain to Gladstone from Peterborough and Wilmington.

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 The Historical Bit 

The  Terowie-Peterborough-Quorn Line  was roughly the dividing line in the state of South Australia between the grain producing region and the cattle and sheep grazing region. West of the line there was enough rain to produce one crop of grain each year. East of the line the country was too dry for crops and could only be used for grazing.

The grain storage silos followed this pattern with many of the locations west of Peterborough (towards Port Pirie) equipped with grain loaders while locations east (towards Broken Hill) had only livestock loading facilities.

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Era:  1960s  Duration:  2 hours 30 minutes  Loco:  The has locos available at the  Peterborough Loco Depot  SAR T 23 at  Loco Sidings  SAR T 233 at  Loco Sheds  SAR Y 141 at  Loco Sheds  SAR 407 at  Repair Shop Sheds  SAR 858 at  Loco Sheds  SAR 867 at  Loco Sheds  The has locos available at the  Gladstone Loco Depot  SAR T 201 at  Loco Depot  SAR T 210 at  Loco Depot  SAR 865 at  Loco Depot  SAR 866 at  Loco Depot   Consist:  To be attached to the selected loco From Peterborough:- 1 Guard Van in the  Peterborough Car Shed  WHE Gondola covered wagons at Yongala, Jamestown and Caltowie  Grain Silos  From Gladstone:- 1 Guard Van at Gladstone  Goods Siding  WHE Gondola covered wagons at Gladstone  Goods Siding

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. Next locate your loco. Either:- Open the Finder Tool (press  Ctrl   F ) and type, in the Name field, the name of your selected loco, for example SAR T 23 (or just T 23 which should be enough), then 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 T 23) OR the driver icon (named Driver 23) - 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 Gladstone. 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: For services starting from Peterborough move to the  Car Shed  and couple to an available Guard Van For services starting from Gladstone move to the  Goods Siding  and couple to the empty WHE wagons and GV guard van Proceed according to the working timetable shown below Services along the Wilmington Line are to load and drop wagons at the specified silos for Attachion on the return trip. Take Coal/Water as required. Turn the loco on the  WYE  at Booleroo Centre (if terminating there) or at Wilmington Services from Peterborough are to Attach loaded WHE wagons at the locations indicated. Take Coal/Water when required at Jamestown At Gladstone unload the grain at the  Grain  Terminal Store the wagons and guard van at  Goods Siding  if it is vacant or on the  Grain  Terminal Loop Coal/Water the loco (when required) and stable at the  Loco Depot  The Base Session has the clock set to start at 08:00. This can be changed to any required time. For the details see SAR Scenario Session Time Change  Gladstone Local Grain Timetable    Frequency Train № (M Th) GL31 (Tu F) GL33 (Tu Th Sa) GL42 (M W F) GL37 (seasonal - when required) Gladstone Depot CEFJOWX dep 09:30 09:30   13:30   Goods Siding   A A   A Attach grain wagons and guard van Yard dep 09:45 09:45   13:45   Laura ΔUX   10:05 10:05       Stone Hut UX   10:17 10:17       Wirrabara UX arr 10:32 10:32     GL31 detach 3 WHE wagons at silos dep 10:40       Yandiah UX   10:55 10:47       Booleroo Centre ΔWX arr 11:11Wx 11:03W   15:00W Water and turn loco if required. x cross GL32/34 silos   D D   .. Detach 6 (GL31) or 3 (GL33) WHE wagons at silos Grain Terminal   arr   ..   D Detach 9 WHE wagons (GL37) at grain terminal Booleroo Centre   dep   11:20     Peroomba U     hh:mm       Melrose UX arr   hh:mm     Detach 3 WHE wagons at silos dep   hh:mm       Terka U     hh:mm       Wilmington ΔCEUWX arr   hh:mmCW     Detach 3 WHE wagons at silos. Turn and Coal/Water loco if required Peterborough Depot CEFJOWX dep     08:00     Car Shed   dep     08:10   Attach guard van Yongala FUX arr     08:21   Attach loaded WHE wagons   dep     08:26     Belalie North UX arr     08:37x   x cross GP5/7 dep     08:55     Jamestown CFOWX arr     09:07CW   Attach loaded WHE wagons. Coal/Water loco if required dep     09:15   Caltowie FX arr     09:27   Attach loaded WHE wagons dep     09:32     Train № GL32 GL34   GL38   Wilmington dep   hh:mm     Attach loaded WHE wagons Melrose dep   hh:mm     Attach loaded WHE wagons Booleroo Centre ΔWX arr   hh:mm   hh:mmW Water and turn loco if required. x cross GL32/34 silos   A A   .. Attach WHE wagons at silos Grain Terminal   arr   ..   A Attach WHE wagons at grain terminal Booleroo Centre   dep hh:mm hh:mm   hh:mm Wirrabara dep hh:mm ..   .. Attach loaded WHE wagons Gladstone Yard arr hh:mm hh:mm 09:53 hh:mm   silos   arr hh:mm hh:mm hh:mm hh:mm Detach and unload wagons Grain Terminal   arr hh:mm hh:mm hh:mm hh:mm Detach and unload wagons Gladstone Depot arr hh:mmCW hh:mmCW hh:mmCW hh:mmCW Coal/Water loco if required. Stable loco bold time = arrive/depart time plain time = timing point Location Symbols: Δ = Turning Triangle C = Loco Coal Loader E = Engine Depot F = Fixed Signals J = Junction O = Loco Turntable U = Unattended W = Loco Water Tank X = Crossing Loop

Driving Notes: Summaries of the facilities and product loads at all locations along these lines are provided in the links and The Wilmington Line is not signalled beyond Gladstone Yard. Train Order working is in operation on the line You have been issued with the appropriate orders and the authorisation for the Wilmington Line All facing junctions on the Wilmington Line have a speed limit of 15mph 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 January 2022 and was last updated as shown below.

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