| Diesel services on the Peterborough-Quorn Line in the 1970s and 80s. |
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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.
The Quorn service often terminated at Carrieton due to the lack of goods to transport. The service to Quorn 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. |
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1970-1988 |
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Various depending on options |
| Loco: |
Available at Peterborough Loco Depot:- |
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| Consist: |
Stored on Peterborough Yard 3 and at the Peterborough Grain Siding to be attached to the selected loco:- |
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The consist for the freight runs (trains D3 and D5) is in three separate parts:-
- the first 4 wagons (from the Gladstone end) for train D5 terminating at Orroroo
- the 4 wagons above plus the next 3 wagons for train D3 when terminating at Carrieton
- the 7 wagons above plus the remaining wagons for train D3 continuing through to Quorn. This includes the guard van at the end
The consists for the grain runs (trains D1 and D7) are located on the flour mill grain siding
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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).
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 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.
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Tutorial:
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A tutorial on using these scenarios is provided in the link on the left. The link will open in this window |
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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 197 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 3 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 3 continuing through to Quorn, shunt all three consists into a single consist with the Guard Van at the rear
- Proceed onto the Peterborough-Quorn Line
- Detach and shunt wagons at each location according to the working timetable shown below. All wagons have been placed in the consist in destination order from the front
- Detach:-
- MTW flat wagons to Goods Cranes
- QLX wagons to Goods Sheds
- Leave each wagon at its loading/unloading point
- For train 197 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 it is still an option in this scenario
- For train 3 you may take the option to terminate at Carrieton
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| 1970s/80s Peterborough-Quorn Freight Timetable |
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D1 |
Tu
D3 |
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D7 |
Th
D5 |
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(runs when required) |
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| Peterborough Depot |
CEFJØWX |
dep |
07:30 |
07:30 |
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07:30 |
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| Flour Mill |
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| Yard |
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A |
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train D3 see notes in Orders above |
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dep |
08:00 |
08:00 |
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08:00 |
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| Black Rock |
X |
arr |
08:27 |
08:27 |
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08:29D |
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| Orroroo |
ΔCFWX |
arr |
08:39 |
08:39D |
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08:54D |
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| dep |
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08:59 |
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| Eurelia |
FWX |
arr |
09:05 |
09:25D |
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| Carrieton |
CFWX |
arr |
09:21 |
09:55D |
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D3 option to terminate |
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| dep |
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10:15 |
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| Moockra |
X |
arr |
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10:30D |
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| Hammond |
X |
arr |
09:49 |
10:56D |
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| Bruce |
X |
arr |
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11:21D |
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| Quorn Yard |
CEFJØWX |
arr |
10:25 |
11:56D |
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| Silos |
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L |
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Stable loco |
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Train № |
(M F)
D2 |
Tu
D4 |
Tu
D6 |
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Th
D198 |
when required
train D6 runs if train D3 has terminated at Carrieton |
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| Quorn Depot |
dep |
12:00 |
14:40 |
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| Silos |
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A |
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| Yard |
dep |
12:30 |
15:00A |
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| Bruce |
arr |
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15:26A |
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| Hammond |
arr |
12:59 |
15:51A |
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| Moockra |
arr |
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16:17A |
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| Carrieton |
arr |
13:35 |
16:42A |
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17:00 |
13:00A |
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| Eurelia |
arr |
13:51 |
17:20A |
13:20A |
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| Orroroo |
arr |
14:07 |
17:48A |
13:48A |
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18:08 |
14:28 |
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12:00A |
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| Black Rock |
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18:40 |
14:23A |
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12:15A |
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| Peterborough Yard |
arr |
14:46 |
18:47D |
15:10D |
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12:53D |
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| Flour Mill |
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| Depot |
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stable loco |
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| bold time = arrive/depart time |
plain time = timing point |
| Service Symbols: |
| A Attach wagons |
D Detach wagons |
S Stable loco |
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| 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 |
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This page was created by Trainz user pware in October 2022 and was last updated as shown below.
