SAR Scenario East-West Express V2

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2   Vintage East-West Express: Terowie to Port Augusta Passenger  A scenario in the SAR Peterborough Base Session v2.0 This scenario has been updated in V2.0. For the original V1.0 scenario, click here

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A limited stop passenger service between Terowie and Quorn.

 The Historical Bit 

From 1917 to 1932 the  Terowie-Peterborough-Quorn-Port Augusta Line  was a vital part of the transcontinental rail link between Sydney, NSW on the east coast and Perth, WA on the west coast. The South Australian Railways provided an express passenger service, the East-West Express, that ran between Terowie and Port Augusta via Quorn. The name "East-West" came from its role in connecting the eastern side of the continent to the western side - in reality the service ran mostly North-South. The return service, from Port Augusta to Terowie, was called the West-East Express. At Terowie it connected with broad gauge (5ft 3in - 1600mm) services from Adelaide. At Peterborough it connected with narrow gauge services from Broken Hill where there was a standard gauge (4ft 8½in - 1435mm) connection from Sydney. At Quorn it connected with narrow gauge services from the  Central Australia Railway . At Port Augusta it connected with the standard gauge  Trans Continental Railway  to Kalgoolie, where there was a narrow gauge connection to Perth. Passengers making the entire trip from Sydney to Perth would:- change trains 5 times - at Parkes NSW, Broken Hill NSW, Peterborough SA, Port Augusta SA and Kalgoolie WA plus take a taxi between the standard gauge and narrow gauge stations in Broken Hill change track gauges 3 times - standard gauge to narrow at Broken Hill, narrow gauge back to standard at Port Augusta and standard gauge to narrow at Kalgoolie navigate through 5 different rail systems - NSWGR, Silverton Tramway, SAR, Commonwealth Railways and WAGR The entire journey, from coast to coast, could take 6 days. In 1932 a more direct broad gauge line from Adelaide to Port Augusta via Port Pirie was completed. This cut nearly 70 miles (113km) off the journey. The East-West Express then ran as a broad gauge service from Adelaide directly to Port Augusta although an express passenger service continued to run between Terowie and Port Augusta until 1937. In 1970 the narrow and broad gauge lines from Broken Hill to Port Pirie, Port Pirie to Port Augusta and Kalgoolie to Perth were converted to standard gauge, making an unbroken standard gauge line from coast to coast. This was followed a few years later by the conversion of the broad gauge line from Adelaide to Port Pirie to standard gauge. Today passengers can board a luxury train, the Indian Pacific, in Sydney and travel the entire distance to Perth via Adelaide in 3 days without leaving the train or changing gauge.

 When, Where and With What 

Era:  1917 to 1930s  Duration:  4 hours  Loco:  SAR T 197 at Terowie Tranfer Yards Available at Peterborough Loco Depot for an optional loco swap:- SAR T 23 SAR T 180 SAR T 223 SAR Y 141  Consist:  Attached to SAR T 197 3 CLV Coaches composite 1st and 2nd class sitting coaches 1 BGL Coach/Brake Van composite 1st class sitting coach and brake van

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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 loco, in this case SAR T 197 (or just T 197 should be enough). 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 197) OR the driver icon (named Driver 197) - 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. Use the (this link will open in this window) to load its location details and track plans. 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.

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Orders: Move the train into the narrow gauge Platform 3 at Terowie  Station  so passengers from the Adelaide Express on platform 2 can board. Proceed to Quorn according to the timetable shown below. Coal and water the loco if required at stops along the way. At Quorn detach the loco and proceed to the  Loco  Depot. A CR loco and crew will take the train to Port Augusta. Coal, water and stable the loco 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  East-West Express Timetable    Days Train № M W F 212 M W F 300   Tu Th Sa 400 Tu Th Sa 106       East-West Express   West-East Express     Read Timetable Down   Up Terowie Sidings   dep    09:30 arr    D   Teworie Station CEFJØWX dep    09:45† arr  14:00†   Gumbowie Loop FX      09:581    13:47    Gladstone CEFJØWX dep  08:20    .. arr    ..  15:20 Peterborough CEFJØWX arr  09:40  10:10ws‡ dep  13:35  14:00 dep     10:15 arr  13:30ws‡    Black Rock X      10:42    13:03   Orroroo ΔCFWX arr    10:55w dep  12:50   dep    11:00 arr  12:40w   Halls Well W         w      ..   Eurelia FWX arr    11:30rw dep  12:10   dep    12:00 arr  11:40rw   Carrieton CFWX arr    12:20cw dep  11:20   dep    12:26 arr  11:10cw   Hammond WX dep    13:05w dep  10:19w2   Bruce X dep    13:29 dep  09:56   Quorn CEFJØWX arr    14:00D dep  09:25A   Depot        cwS dep  09:00   bold time = arrive/depart time plain time = timing point Service Symbols: L Load U Unload A Attach wagons D Detach wagons S Stable loco a on request stop c coal (if required) r passenger refreshment stop s swap locos (if required) w water (if required) † connects with broad gauge service to/from Adelaide ‡ connects with narrow gauge service to/from Port Pirie/Broken Hill 1 cross train 212 2 cross train 141   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 lines is provided in the links and The approaches to all locations are protected by invisible signals to prevent the AI Half Speed Slowdown Problem when approaching a signal at stop. The curves between Wallaway and Eurelia and some bridges on the Peterborough-Quorn line have posted 20 mph speed restrictions. Trackmarks and industries have been provided for AI Drive To Trackmark, Drive via Trackmark and Drive to  Industry  commands. Click for details. Industry active stations (where you can use the Drive To industry command) are only at Terowie, Peterborough and Quorn. Industry active stations will have a longer than expected wait time. 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 February 2021 and was last updated as shown below.

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