Gladstone Shunter
Shunting operations in Gladstone Yard and nearby sidings.
Duration: |
40 minutes |
Loco: |
SAR T 210 at Gladstone Depot
Other Unrostered Locos: none |
Task: |
- Move the loco out of the depot and run tender first onto the Wilmington Line to the Gladstone Army Stores Junction about 1/3rd of a mile up the line.
- Set the mechanical indicator lever and move onto the Army Stores Siding.
- Attach to the empty wagons at the narrow gauge loading dock platform.
- Move the wagons into the Wilmington Line resetting the mechanical indicator lever at the junction as you go.
- Move the loco and wagons to the Goods Shed to load the QLX wagons.
- After loading uncouple the loco and MTW wagons from the CCC and QLX wagons and move the MTW wagons progressively through the Goods Crane to load.
- Shunt the MTW wagons back to couple with the CCC and QLX wagons. Detatch the loco.
- Return the loco to Gladstone Depot and attach to the empty CCC and Tanker wagons stored at the end of the Fuel Depot Road.
- Move the wagons out of the depot and couple them to the wagons waiting in the Goods Shed.
- Return the loco to its starting position on Gladstone Depot.
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Driving Notes: |
- You have permission to pass semaphore signals at stop provided you are satisfied that the road ahead is clear.
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