Port Balaine State Railways

Port Balaine State Railways
Waalijneeske Nasjonale Spoardyktsjinst
Country	Port Balaine
Type	Railway troops, raillift
Role	Passenger, freight rail logistics
Garrison/HQ	Wellingdon
Nickname(s)	CommonRail (metonym)
Website	railways.pb

The Port Balaine National Railway Service (PBNRS; Balainese: Waalijneeske Nasjonale Spoardyktsjinst) is the uniformed, paramilitary organization responsible for railway engineering, logistics, and security in the Commonwealth of Port Balaine. In its civil functions, the service operates the national passenger rail system, CommonRail, as well as tourist lines and industrial freight. In its military functions, the PBNRS operates raillift for the armed forces, as the backbone of Port Balaine's transportation infrastructure. The core of the railway service is staffed by railway troops, as train crews, engineers and constructionmen.

Commonwealth Railway (CommonRail)

The PBNRS operates the Commonwealth Railway (doing business as CommonRail; reporting mark CWRY) is the primary passenger and freight rail system in Port Balaine. CommonRail provides passenger connections to all but one city throughout the entire commonwealth, with a primary terminal in Wellingdon. Additional freight-only routes provide additional direct routes, access to coastal regions and military installations on the Isle of Wells. Two out-of-service lines access remote corners of the Isles of St. Peter and Wells in emergencies. CommonRail operates entirely on overhead-electrified, 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, though additional diesel-electric locomotives sit in storage as wartime redundancies.

CommonRail passenger routes

CommonRail operates three passenger routes, all terminating at Wellingdon Grand Central Terminal. The Channel Corridor (train nos. 100 series) operates south, over the Isle of St. Peter, to the capital, The Promenade. The Arcadian Mountains (train nos. 200 series) operates across the western shores of the Isle of Wells, to the north coast at Bearum. The Jimland River (train nos. 300 series) operates to Eyot, servicing the final cities along the eastern shores of Wells.

Passenger routes service "stations" in cities and "stops" in towns. Express trains (e.g. the Jimland River Express) service only stations. In particular, the Channel Corridor Zephyr stops only in Wellingdon, St. Peter and The Promenade.

Wellingdon Terminal Railway

The Wellingdon Terminal Railway (reporting mark WTRY) is a short-line switching and terminal railroad, and the sole subsidiary of the Commonwealth Railway. The railway provides freight transit in the Port of Wellingdon, transiting cargo between the port and CommonRail. WTRY operates on entirely diesel-electric locomotion, to simplify infrastructure in the port.

Tourist railway system

As a benefit to the Port Balaine tourism industry, the PBNRS also manages four tourist railways, all on the Isle of Wells. Two are heritage railways and two were modern constructions.

The Pretannia Coastal Scenic Railway (reporting mark PCSRY) is a heritage railway operating on the northeast coast of Wells. The railway principally operates on 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) steam locomotion, with diesel-electric power for switching operations. The PCSRY previously serviced the coast of Wells as a regional passenger line.

The Eyot & Saratoga Narrow Gauge Railway (reporting mark E&SNGRY) is a former mining and logging heritage railway operating in the Arcadian Mountains of Wells. The railway principally operates on 891 mm (2 ft 11 3⁄32 in) steam locomotion, with diesel-electric power for switching operations.

The Mt. Vadon Cog Railway (reporting mark MVCRY)

The Port Balaine National Railway Museum (reporting mark NRYM)