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Whatley Quarry

Whatley Quarry was established about 1964 and is one of the biggest Limestone Quarries in the UK.

This route was the un-sceniced section of the North Somerset route. It now has 2 working stone loaders from the Hatchet Hill Quarry route and 6 smaller stone loaders from the Stevens Pass route. The route will still be operable if you do not have the Stevens Pass route. Apart from the working stone loaders, there has been a considerable amount of vegetation added all along the route, as well as fencing, 2 working diesel fuel points, a Locomotive Maintenance building and a Wagon Maintenance building.

For the route to work fully, you will need the following:
North Somerset route.
Hatchet Hill Quarry. https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/sub/11113/
Weardale and Teesdale Network.
AP Station pack. This is a pack that is in most routes by RSC or DTG.
MP Construction pack 01 from the Marketplace. {Not necessary for the route to work}
Stevens Pass. This is not neccesary but it does add further visual and operating advantages.

I have added some 3-aspect colour-light signals and their respective AWS ramps, between Frome Market Station and the Quarry, so some more interesting scenarios can be created. I have also added signals in the Yards, which now make it possible to have "2 AI" trains running as well as the Player train in the Quarry complex. {Then of course you can still have trains running on the line between Frome and Radstock}.

The Hatchet Hill Loader is on Loading Lane 2 and will load the following wagons: YGH; PGA; JHA and the Catfish wagons that come with Hatchet Hill. If you have Stevens Pass you can load either the YGH or the PGA wagons {only} on lanes 1, 3 and 4. There may be some moves within the Quarry Yards where you need to "TAB" or "ALT/TAB".

All scenarios from me can be found in the Workshop if you type "WQ" in the search panel. I look forward to scenarios from others.