9257 Zinc Concentrate into Sun Metals
Channel: Way of the Rails
Date: 30/05/2023

I've been wanting to catch an ore delivery into Sun Metals for a long time - and when it finally happens, my GoPro overheats and so I lost audio for part of the recording. Oh well, all you can hear is wheel screeching anyhow - so no real loss.

I have a bug to pick about this train though - 9Y49 suggests it goes direct into the Sun Metals loop - except this slyly sneaks into the Stuart depot to give the locos a drink as well as to pickup a GAZZ wagon for the unloader before reattaching at the rear and heading out to Sun Metals. I got caught out waiting for it on the wye and by the time I'd realised it was heading into Stuart, I'd missed the chance to catch it - and with no indication of when it would head to Sun Metals, I headed off on another endeavour. Thankfully, I returned just as it was leaving Stuart and was able to get ahead of it at Vantassel St and see it haul up to Sun Metals.

Alas, I don't have it moving into the loop - my drone struggles for clear reception beyond where I took it thanks to the huge transmission towers.

_*Contents*_
00:00 - 9Y49 Sun Metals Ore @ Oak Valley (///breath.flooded.producing)
01:26 - 9Y49 @ Julago (///obligated.variances.ticketed)

_*Gear*_
Drone: Mavic Mini 2
Camera: GoPro Hero 9
Tripod: Manfrotto MKCOMPACTLT
Microphone: Joby Wavo Mobile
Camera Bag: Lowepro Flipside 300 AW II Camera Backpack (Black)

_*Tech*_
Video Editing: Cyberlink PowerDirector v16
Shuttle: Contour ShuttlePROv2
Local Storage: 1Tb WD SDD (synced to QNAP NAP via QSync)
QNAP NAS: TS-253Be / 4Gb RAM / 2 x 4Tb Seagate ST4000VN008-2DR166 (Mirrored) + TL-D400S-397 2 x 4Tb Seagate ST4000VN006-3CW104 (Mirrored)

Locations given are in What3Words notation!
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NB: I source the QR Master Train Plans from here (https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/business/acccess/Pages/Master-train-plans.aspx)