SAR Scenario Gladstone Pickup Grain

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A scenario in the SAR Peterborough Base Session v2.0
A seasonal pickup service Detaching grain to Gladstone from Peterborough and Wilmington. Bottom

 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.


Gladstone Grain
 Era:  1960s
 Duration:  2 hours 30 minutes
 Loco:  The Loco Roster Label.png has locos available at the  Peterborough Loco Depot 

The Loco Roster Label.png has locos available at the  Gladstone 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:-

Location Index

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 Location Index graphic, or go to the bottom of the page for all the session links (all links will open in this window).
Getting Started:
  1. If you have already closed the opening message window then the first step is to pause the session by pressing the  P  key.
  2. 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 Driver Eye.png to take control of the loco.
  3. Take a few moments to get your bearings. Click Peterborough Data (this link will open in this window) to show the location details and track plans for Gladstone. In each location details page:-
    • the Tab HM White.png tab gives an overall summary of each location with a "potted" history (where available).
    • the Tab TM Grey.png tab reveals the invisible TM Track Marks for Drive To commands.
    • the Tab IN Grey.png tab lists all active industries and their commodities.
    • the Tab SW Grey.png tab describes the names, locations and settings of all junction switches as well as some switch sets you may want to use.
  4. Each location details page has direct links to the adjacent locations so you can explore along the route.
  5. 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.
  6. Switch back to Trainz Driver Mode
  7. Close the opening message window and, if Pause is shown on the screen, press the  P  key to start the session.


Tutorial:
Tutorial A tutorial on using these scenarios is provided in the link on the left. The link will open in this window


Orders:
  1. For services starting from Peterborough move to the  Car Shed  and couple to an available Guard Van
  2. For services starting from Gladstone move to the  Goods Siding  and couple to the empty WHE wagons and GV guard van
  3. Proceed according to the working timetable shown below
  4. 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
  5. Services from Peterborough are to Attach loaded WHE wagons at the locations indicated. Take Coal/Water when required at Jamestown
  6. At Gladstone unload the grain at the  Grain  Terminal
  7. Store the wagons and guard van at  Goods Siding  if it is vacant or on the  Grain  Terminal Loop
  8. Coal/Water the loco (when required) and stable at the  Loco Depot 
Logo
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
Terka   hh:mm      
Melrose arr   hh:mm     Attach loaded WHE wagons
dep   hh:mm      
Peroomba   hh:mm      
Booleroo Centre ΔWX arr   hh:mm   hh:mmW Water and turn loco if required
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
Yandiah   hh:mm      
Wirrabara dep hh:mm   Attach loaded WHE wagons
dep hh:mm      
Stone Hut   hh:mm      
Laura   hh:mm      
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
Strip Map
Route Key
Driving Notes:

Summaries of the facilities and product loads at all locations along these lines are provided in the links
Gladstone-Wilmington Line and Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line

Gladstone-Wilmington Line
  • The Wilmington Line is not signalled beyond Gladstone Yard. Train Order working is in operation on the line
  • You have been issued with orders and the authorisation for the entire Wilmington Line
  • All facing junctions on the Wilmington Line have a speed limit of 15mph
  • Drivers can depart a location earlier than scheduled provided there are no opposing crossing movements at that location
  • The  Turning WYE  and  Stockyard  share the same siding at Wilmington
 
Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line
  • Two turntables are available at Peterborough
    • Peterborough  Main Loco Depot 
    • Peterborough  Station Sub Depot 
  • Replacement locos are available at Peterborough  Main Loco Depot 
  • 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 Location Index 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 Location Index 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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