SAR Scenario Hawker Freight

Revision as of 11:41, 6 June 2022

	17   Quorn - Hawker Weekly Freight
A scenario in the SAR Peterborough Base Session v2.0

The weekly Commonwealth Railways freight service from Quorn to Hawker.

 The Historical Bit 
Up until 1956 the narrow gauge (3ft6in, 1067mm) Central Australia Railway from Port Augusta north to Maree and on to Alice Springs ran via Quorn and Hawker. In 1956 a new standard gauge (4ft8.5inch, 1435mm) line to Maree was opened which followed a more direct route bypassing Quorn and Hawker. The narrow gauge line sections from Port Augusta to Quorn and from Hawker to Maree were closed leaving only the section between Quorn and Hawker open for traffic.

The Commonwealth Railways, the operator of the Central Australia Railway, ran a weekly freight service on this section until 1972 when the service was cancelled and the line closed. It was the only scheduled service running on the line. They used SAR locos and a mixture of CR and SAR rolling stock.

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Era:  1956 to 1972  Duration:  Hawker Run x hours xx minutes Hawker and return y hours yy minutes  Loco:  SAR T 255 at Quorn Loco Depot Shed Other Unrostered Locos: None  Consist:  1 CR Water Tank wagon, x CCC Gondola wagons, x QLX Box vans, x CR Flat wagons, x CR NGS open wagon, x 8T Livestock wagons, 1 Guard Van on Quorn  Yard 1 . Each wagon has its destination as part of its name e.g. NGS Gordon indicating that its destination is Gordon. Each location in the layout has a detailed set of track diagrams that provide a variety of information. The  Getting Started  guide below gives a summary of the information that is available. To display the data click any Line Index graphic, or go to the bottom of the page for all the session links (all links will open in this window).

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Tasks:  Drive the loco from the depot  Loco Shed  and couple to the consist on Yard x. Pull the consist into the station yard area and run the loco around the train. Drive to each stopping location, Willochra, Wilson, Gordon and Hawker dropping off wagons as required. Deliver wagons according to their destination names. QLX Vans, CR NGS open wagons and CR Flat wagons are delivered to  Goods Sheds . 8T Cattle wagons to  Stockyards  and the TGR CCC coal wagon to the  Loco Depot  at Hawker. The Water Tank wagon stays with the train. On arrival at Hawker coal and water as needed. Turn the loco on the turntable. Option: Return to Quorn picking up the wagons on the way. Driving Notes: The Hawker Line is not signalled beyond Quorn Yard. Normally only one train is allowed on the line at any one time. You have been issued with an authority ticket for the Hawker Line. The water tank wagon is to be coupled directly behind the tender to replemish the loco as there are often no guaranteed water supplies on the line. 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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