SAR Scenario Gladstone Pickup Grain

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A scenario in the SAR Peterborough Base Session v2.0
Seasonal "when required" grain services collecting grain from local silos for delivery to Gladstone. 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:  Various - See timetable below
 Loco:  The Loco Roster Label.png has locos available at the  Gladstone Loco Depot 
and at the  Peterborough 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:-

  • Guard Van and WHE Gondola covered wagons at Gladstone  Goods Siding  and the  Grain Terminal Siding 

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. If you decide to set the session clock to a different starting time (for example: to match the train timetable shown below) then follow the instructions shown in the Orders section
  3. 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.
  4. Take a few moments to get your bearings. Click Gladstone Data or Peterborough Data (the links will open in this window) to show the location details and track plans for Gladstone or Peterborough. 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.
  5. Each location details page has direct links to the adjacent locations so you can explore along the route.
  6. 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.
  7. Switch back to Trainz Driver Mode
  8. 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
    • Gladstone move to the  Goods Siding  or the  Grain Terminal Siding  and couple to the empty WHE wagons and GV guard van
  2. Proceed according to the working timetable shown below
  3. Services along the Wilmington Line are to drop wagons at the specified silos for collection on the return trip. Take Coal/Water if required and available. Turn the loco on the  WYE  at Booleroo Centre (if terminating there) or at Wilmington
  4. Services from Peterborough are to collect loaded WHE wagons at the locations indicated. Take Coal/Water if required at Jamestown
  5. At Gladstone unload the grain at the  Grain  Silos or  Grain  Terminal as specified in the working timetable
  6. Store the wagons and guard van at  Goods Siding  (if it is vacant) or on the  Grain  Terminal sidings
  7. Coal/Water the loco (if required) and stable at the  Loco Depot 
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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
Strip Map
Route Key


Gladstone Local Grain Timetable
Seasonal Service
  Days

Train №
(Tu Th Sa)

140
(M Th)

240
(W Sa)

241
(M W F)

242
(Tu Th Sa)
243
(seasonal - when required)
Gladstone Depot CEFJØWX dep    09:20  09:30  12:05  13:40  
Grain Terminal or Goods Siding       A     A     A     A Attach grain wagons and guard van
Yard dep    09:35  09:45  12:20  14:00  
Laura ΔX      09:54  10:04  12:38    
Wirrabara X arr    10:21D  10:31  13:04   (240) Detach 3 WHE wagons at silos
dep    10:30        
Booleroo Centre ΔWX arr    11:01w1  11:02w  13:36w   (240, 242) turn loco
Silos         D     D     Detach 6 (240) or 3 (241) WHE wagons
Grain Terminal               D   Detach 9 WHE wagons
Booleroo Centre   dep      11:12      
Melrose X arr      11:36D     Detach 3 WHE wagons at silos
dep      11:42      
Wilmington ΔCEUWX arr      12:08cwD     Detach 3 WHE wagons at silos. Turn loco
Caltowie arr          14:19D Detach 5 WHE wagons
dep          14:25  
Jamestown arr          14:38wD3 Detach 7 WHE wagons
dep          14:44  
Yongala arr          15:08D Detach 4 WHE wagons
  dep          15:14  
Peterborough Depot CEFJØWX dep  07:50          
Car Shed      08:00A        15:30D Attach/Detach guard van
Depot arr          cwS Service and stable loco
Yongala FX arr  08:11A         Attach WHE wagons
  dep  08:30          
Jamestown CFØWX arr  08:53cwA         Attach WHE wagons
dep  09:05          
Caltowie FX arr  09:18A1         Attach WHE wagons
dep  09:24          
Train №   640 641 642    
Wilmington dep      13:18A     Attach WHE wagons
Melrose arr      13:40A     Attach WHE wagons
dep      13:46      
Booleroo Centre arr      14:10      
Silos         A     A     Attach WHE wagons
Grain Terminal   arr       A   Attach WHE wagons
Booleroo Centre   dep    14:30  14:30  16:30    
Wirrabara arr    15:03A  15:00  17:00   (640) Attach WHE wagons
dep    15:12        
Laura    15:39  15:26  17:26    
Gladstone Yard arr  09:52  15:58  15:45  17:45    
Silos      UDS        UDS   Unload, stable wagons in siding
Grain Terminal        UDS    UDS     Unload, stable wagons in siding
Gladstone Depot      cwS    cwS    cwS    cwS   Service and stable loco
bold time=arrive/depart time plain time = timing point  
Service Symbols:
L Load U Unload A Attach wagons D Detach wagons S Stable loco/wagons
a on request stop c coal (if required) w water (if required) 1 Cross train 720 2 Cross train 200
3 Cross train 106  
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:

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
 
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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