Train travel guide - Revision history

Shaudawn: adding a bit about trams and tram stops

2022-02-11T22:52:32Z

adding a bit about trams and tram stops

Guilletierno: inter wik ilink

2020-04-01T19:08:36Z

inter wik ilink

Joshuamonkey: /* Railway Stations */

2020-02-06T04:18:26Z

‎Railway Stations

Joshuamonkey: /* Trains in Cantr */

2020-02-06T04:12:32Z

‎Trains in Cantr

Joshuamonkey: /* Trains in Cantr */

2020-02-06T04:11:34Z

‎Trains in Cantr

Joshuamonkey at 03:58, 6 February 2020

2020-02-06T03:58:43Z

Shammat at 23:21, 5 February 2020

2020-02-05T23:21:34Z

Shammat: /* Your First Railway */

2020-02-05T23:13:31Z

‎Your First Railway

Shammat: /* Railway Stations */

2020-02-05T23:11:41Z

‎Railway Stations

Shammat at 23:10, 5 February 2020

2020-02-05T23:10:56Z

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 Trains move very slowly when uncontrolled, but it is possible for a driver to increase the speed of the train by maintaining a project to "Use train controls" - similar to the ongoing project "working reins" when mounted on a horse. Trains consume coal as fuel, and will move at their minimum speed value when unfueled.
-Two types of trains currently exist - a [[passenger train]], and a [[freight train]] variant. A passenger train can carry many more passengers and is more expensive, whereas a freight train can carry more cargo.
+Two types of trains currently exist – a [[passenger train]], and a [[freight train]] variant, and one type of light rail – the [[tram]]. A passenger train can carry many more passengers and is more expensive, whereas a freight train can carry more cargo.  The tram has a much lower capacity than full-sized trains, and is slower.
 ==Your First Railway==
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 ===Railway Stations===
-A location can only have one railway station, and trains can generally* only stop in a town with a railway station (though exceptions exist, such as with railway barricades, or at the end of a railway line as a last resort). Trains will travel automatically along railways until they reach a railway station, and then they will terminate. Therefore, it's pretty important for a town to build a railway station. Trains, when stopped, will appear as vehicles INSIDE a railway station building, and can only be accessed from within the railway station.
+A location can only have one [[railway station]], and trains can generally* only stop in a town with a railway station (though exceptions exist, such as with railway barricades, or at the end of a railway line as a last resort). Trains will travel automatically along railways until they reach a railway station, and then they will terminate. Therefore, it's pretty important for a town to build a railway station. Trains, when stopped, will appear as vehicles INSIDE a railway station building, and can only be accessed from within the railway station.
 ===Railway===
-The railway is a road connection type that allows for train travel between locations. Without this vehicle connection type, trains cannot travel. As a result, the most important part of your Cantrian railway will be your railway track - building and maintaining it (it will eventually decay without repair) are integral to Cantrian train systems.
+The railway is a [[Road#Railway|road connection type]] that allows for train travel between locations. Without this vehicle connection type, trains cannot travel. As a result, the most important part of your Cantrian railway will be your railway track - building and maintaining it (it will eventually decay without repair) are integral to Cantrian train systems.
 Railways do not replace other vehicle connection types, and are not upgrades to existing roads, but are instead a totally separate road that exists alongside roads (such as sand roads, highways, expressways, etc.)
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 ===Railway Barricades===
-Railway barricades can be built relatively quickly, and disassembled just as quickly, and when placed in a location block the railway vehicle connection type. Essentially, it will force a train to stop travelling along a railway, ending its travel in that location, and can be used to prevent train travel to towns and locations (for purposes of train robbery, etc.)
+[[Railway barricade]]s can be built relatively quickly, and disassembled just as quickly, and when placed in a location block the railway vehicle connection type. Essentially, it will force a train to stop travelling along a railway, ending its travel in that location, and can be used to prevent train travel to towns and locations (for purposes of train robbery, etc.)
 Only one railway barricade can be built in a location, and it must be built outside.
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 ===Railway Stations===
-A location can only have one railway station, and trains can generally* only stop in a town with a railway station (though exceptions exist, such as with railway barricades, or at the end of a railway line as a last resort.) Trains will travel automatically along railways until they reach a railway station, and then they will terminate. Therefore, it's pretty important for a town to build a railway station. Trains, when stopped, will appear as vehicles INSIDE a railway station building, and can only be accessed from within the railway station.
+A location can only have one railway station, and trains can generally* only stop in a town with a railway station (though exceptions exist, such as with railway barricades, or at the end of a railway line as a last resort). Trains will travel automatically along railways until they reach a railway station, and then they will terminate. Therefore, it's pretty important for a town to build a railway station. Trains, when stopped, will appear as vehicles INSIDE a railway station building, and can only be accessed from within the railway station.
 ===Railway===

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 Trains move very slowly when uncontrolled, but it is possible for a driver to increase the speed of the train by maintaining a project to "Use train controls" - similar to the ongoing project "working reins" when mounted on a horse. Trains consume coal as fuel, and will move at their minimum speed value when unfueled.
-Two types of trains currently exist - a [[passenger train]], and a [[freight train]] variant.
+Two types of trains currently exist - a [[passenger train]], and a [[freight train]] variant. A passenger train can carry many more passengers and is more expensive, whereas a freight train can carry more cargo.
 ==Your First Railway==

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 ===Trains in Cantr===
-Just as in real life, trains in Cantr move along vehicle connection types called [[Road|railways]]. They cannot travel on normal roads (expressways, sand roads, etc.) For a train to be able to stop somewhere, that location must have a [[railway station]] present, otherwise the train will terminate only at the end of its railway line.
+Just as in real life, trains in Cantr move along vehicle connection types called [[Road|railways]], which can be built between towns just like normal roads. Trains cannot travel on normal roads (expressways, sand roads, etc.). For a train to be able to stop somewhere, that location must have a [[railway station]] present, otherwise the train will terminate only at the end of its railway line.
 Trains move very slowly when uncontrolled, but it is possible for a driver to increase the speed of the train by maintaining a project to "Use train controls" - similar to the ongoing project "working reins" when mounted on a horse. Trains consume coal as fuel, and will move at their minimum speed value when unfueled.

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 Someone who drives a train is called a train driver. In North American Railway lingo, this train driver is often called an engineer, but internationally a railway engineer is someone with a civil engineering degree (or equivalent) who designs railway infrastructure.
-Maintenance of railway lines is a very labour intensive process, though many machines now exist that make railway maintenance easier, and a number of issues can affect the track (which in turn affects the speed and safety of the train running along it.) Generally, speaking, the poorer condition of the railway line, the slower a train must travel across it to prevent issues (such as misalignments, derailments, broken rails, etc.) Adverse weather can also affect the condition of the track, and also the speed of passing trains. In heavy rain, the track bed can wash away. Fires can destroy the wooden sleepers (or 'ties' in American rail lingo) and extreme heat can cause the metal rails to expand or contract unevenly, causing breaks and 'wiggles.'
+Maintenance of railway lines is a very labour intensive process, though many machines now exist that make railway maintenance easier, and a number of issues can affect the track (which in turn affects the speed and safety of the train running along it). Generally, speaking, the poorer condition of the railway line, the slower a train must travel across it to prevent issues (such as misalignments, derailments, broken rails, etc.). Adverse weather can also affect the condition of the track, and also the speed of passing trains. In heavy rain, the track bed can wash away. Fires can destroy the wooden sleepers (or 'ties' in American rail lingo) and extreme heat can cause the metal rails to expand or contract unevenly, causing breaks and 'wiggles.'
 For more information on how to roleplay aspects of railway maintenance, the RailCorp (NSW, Australia) handbook [https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/system/files/media/asa_standards/2019/tmc-202_1.pdf TMC 202 Track Fundamentals] may be of value.

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 ==Your First Railway==
-Ready to start building your first Cantrian railway?
+Ready to start building your first Cantrian railway? You'll need at least a railway vehicle connection type, a railway station, and a train.
 ===Railway Stations===

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