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The '''Trans-Euran Railway''', inspired by the example of [[Babkha]]n and [[Bassarid]] forebears, comprises of overlapping networks concentrated in the eastern portion of the continent of [[Eura]]. The network has some overlap and interconnection with the [[Pan-Euran Highway]].
The '''Trans-Euran Railway''', inspired by the example of [[Babkha]]n and [[Bassarid]] forebears, comprises of overlapping networks concentrated in the eastern portion of the continent of [[Eura]]. The network has some overlap and interconnection with the [[Pan-Euran Highway]].


==History==
==Construction history of the railway==
A project, began in the early 1660s, to establish a railway network linking [[Vey]] to [[Raspur]] and thence to the ports of [[Aqaba]] and [[Nivardom]]. The lines are being constructed in two concurrent incremental stages by the [[Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation]] and the [[Zjandarian Railway & Development Corporation]], both established in the year 1663.
A project, began in the early 1660s, to establish a railway network linking [[Vey]] to [[Raspur]] and thence to the ports of [[Aqaba]] and [[Nivardom]]. The lines are being constructed in two concurrent incremental stages by the [[Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation]] and the [[Zjandarian Railway & Development Corporation]], both established in the year 1663.


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In {{AN|1708}}, the [[Raspur Railway Corporation]], assisted by the [[Kapavia Southern Railway Corporation]], was tasked to extend the {{PAGENAME}} to [[Mehrshahr]], whilst the surviving elements of the previous ventures became subordinated to the [[Grand Commissariat of Eura and Corum]] under the authority of the [[Committee of Euran Salvation]].
In {{AN|1708}}, the [[Raspur Railway Corporation]], assisted by the [[Kapavia Southern Railway Corporation]], was tasked to extend the {{PAGENAME}} to [[Mehrshahr]], whilst the surviving elements of the previous ventures became subordinated to the [[Grand Commissariat of Eura and Corum]] under the authority of the [[Committee of Euran Salvation]].


===Assigned resources===
===Assigned resources===
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By {{AN|1711}}, mudbrick ziggurats had been built at each of the designated station sites for the stages. Adjoining the station ziggurats were raised earthen platforms, retained by mudbrick walls, from which projected causeways of rammed earth, within their own mudbrick retaining walls, along which the eventual track of the railway was to be set. The official height of these causeways was set at nine-metres in height, with a width of thirty-six metres, although allowance had to be made for the variable competency of the work parties, the occurrence of subsidence in certain areas, and efforts to follow the gradient as best possible. Whilst the stage causeways were meant to follow as straight a path as possible, some allowances had to be made for the difficulties presented by the terrain, which included irradiated deserts, impenetrable mountain ranges, and vast unbridgeable gorges. Wherever possible these obstacles were to be worked around, but a more insidious problem was where, owing to a defect of communication between the surveying and construction teams of the various stages, the causeways were found to be misaligned as they approached one-another. Remediation efforts had the unedifying effect of producing causeways that sometimes zigzagged awkwardly towards their point of convergence.  The arduous work of constructing these causeways, over a contaminated and bandit-infested environment, naturally took its toll upon the assigned [[kul]] labour force, requiring the sending out of warbands to conduct [[razzia]]s so as to gather in fresh labourers; this in spite of the spike in the number of individuals selling themselves or their family members into bonded servitude owing to the [[Recession of 1709]]. As the causeways extended ever across the eastern portions of the Euran continent secondary camps began to be established at 100 km intervals. These satellite camps, enrounded by sand berms, stake pits, and barbed wire, served as worker barracks, storage depots, and rest stops for the continuous supply convoys.
By {{AN|1711}}, mudbrick ziggurats had been built at each of the designated station sites for the stages. Adjoining the station ziggurats were raised earthen platforms, retained by mudbrick walls, from which projected causeways of rammed earth, within their own mudbrick retaining walls, along which the eventual track of the railway was to be set. The official height of these causeways was set at nine-metres in height, with a width of thirty-six metres, although allowance had to be made for the variable competency of the work parties, the occurrence of subsidence in certain areas, and efforts to follow the gradient as best possible. Whilst the stage causeways were meant to follow as straight a path as possible, some allowances had to be made for the difficulties presented by the terrain, which included irradiated deserts, impenetrable mountain ranges, and vast unbridgeable gorges. Wherever possible these obstacles were to be worked around, but a more insidious problem was where, owing to a defect of communication between the surveying and construction teams of the various stages, the causeways were found to be misaligned as they approached one-another. Remediation efforts had the unedifying effect of producing causeways that sometimes zigzagged awkwardly towards their point of convergence.  The arduous work of constructing these causeways, over a contaminated and bandit-infested environment, naturally took its toll upon the assigned [[kul]] labour force, requiring the sending out of warbands to conduct [[razzia]]s so as to gather in fresh labourers; this in spite of the spike in the number of individuals selling themselves or their family members into bonded servitude owing to the [[Recession of 1709]]. As the causeways extended ever across the eastern portions of the Euran continent secondary camps began to be established at 100 km intervals. These satellite camps, enrounded by sand berms, stake pits, and barbed wire, served as worker barracks, storage depots, and rest stops for the continuous supply convoys.
===Culmination===
Since the end of the [[Third Euran War]], survey of the potential locations, securing of right-of-way and initial land preparation had taken place in [[Zeed]] since 1704.
In {{AN|1720}}, an Imperial Decree expressed the desire of the Basilinna [[Esmeralda al-Osman|Esmeralda]] that a railway connect [[Petronium]] and [[Fort George Maniakes]] to [[Edgardia]] and [[Port Aguilar]], also linking cities and important settlements along the way. The Imperial Decree authorised [[Trans-Euran Command]] and the [[Grand Commissariat of Eura and Corum]] to all things necessary to make this happen within a reasonable timeline. These segments were completed by {{AN|1725}}, marking the railway's overall completion.
By {{AN|1730}}, discussions were underway at the [[Euran Economic Union]], [[Trans-Euran Command]], the [[Grand Commissariat of Eura and Corum]] and the [[Committee of Euran Salvation]] that a continental corporation be formed, tentatively named the Trans-Euran Railway Corporation, potentially domiciled at [[Mehrshahr]], for economic efficiencies and to enable some shareholders of the planned constituent corporations to exit with some profit and to enable the general public to purchase shares. Points have also been raised with respect to the [[Southern Euran Crescent Railway]] and potential entry of [[Oportia]] in the [[Committee of Euran Salvation]], to start with observer status.
==Operational history of the railway==
Created on 8.I.{{AN|1724}} by initiative of [[Nicolaos Tassotis]], Minister for Railroads, Reconstruction, and Infrastructure and member of the Allied Control Commission of [[Zeed]], the [[Southern Eura Railway Corporation]] was incorporated to serve as the primary conduit by which the [[Commonwealth of Zeed]] would contribute to this effort.
Created  its purpose is to establish a working railroad between [[Sazavar]], [[Avey]], [[Rusjar]], and [[Ganzak-Gor]] in the [[Suren Confederacy]]. In line with this, the company was eager to report to the [[Grand Commissariat of Eura and Corum]] under the authority of the [[Committee of Euran Salvation]] with respect to the task of the Trans-Euran Railway.
The problem for the Grand Commissariat however was that the route in question had already been assigned and the work undertaken by the [[Raspur Railway Corporation]]. Accordingly the decision was made in late {{AN|1730}} that the Southern Eura Railway Corporation would be subordinated to the Grand Commissariat in the manner consistent with the process of coordination undertaken previously with the Raspur Railway Corporation. Stations formerly under the control of the Raspur Railway Corporation within the territory of the Commonwealth of Zeed would be transferred to the Southern Eura Railway Corporation, while Raspur Railway Corporation would be directly compensated by the Commonwealth for the loss of personnel, assets, and revenue that the loss of operations in Zeed would necessarily entail.
==Rolling stock==
: ''Purchased into service between {{AN|1715}} and {{AN|1730}}, primarily from [[Nouvelle Alexandrie|New Alexandrian]] manufacturers.''
{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Class
! Quantity
! Manufacturer
! Notes
|-
| Steam Locomotive
| 4-8-0 Twelve Wheeler
| 450
| {{team flag|Benacian Union|name=All-Union Locomotive Motor & Carriage Company}}
| Oil-fired
|-
| Steam Locomotive
| 2-8-2 Mikado
| 325
| {{team flag|Benacian Union|name=All-Union Locomotive Motor & Carriage Company}}
| Oil-fired
|-
| Electric Locomotive
| Bo-Bo
| 175
| {{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie|name=United Manufacturing Corporation}}
| For urban/suburban service
|-
| Diesel Locomotive
| Co-Co
| 120 
| {{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie|name=United Manufacturing Corporation}}
| Shunting locomotives
|-
| Passenger Coach
| Steel
| 4,250
| {{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie|name=United Manufacturing Corporation}}
| All-steel construction
|- 
| Freight Wagon
| 12m Box Car
| 22,500
| {{team flagn|Suren|name=Suren Central Manufacturing Organisation}}
| Wood construction
|-
| Freight Wagon
| 15m Gondola 
| 18,000
| {{team flagn|Suren|name=Suren Central Manufacturing Organisation}}
| For bulk materials
|-
| Freight Wagon
| 12m Flatcar
| 14,500 
| {{team flagn|Suren|name=Suren Central Manufacturing Organisation}}
| For oversize loads
|-
| Freight Wagon
| 10m Tank Car
| 8,750
| {{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie|name=United Manufacturing Corporation}}
| For liquids/gasses
|}
==Itinerary of stations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Station Stop
! Section
! Controlling Company
! Coordinates
|-
| Aqaba
| Aqaba to Petropolis
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
|
|-
| Petropolis
| Aqaba to Petropolis
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
|
|-
| Petropolis
| Petropolis to Nivardom
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
|
|-
| Nivardom
| Petropolis to Nivardom
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
| 
|-
| Nivardom
| Nivardom to Varaz Frontier
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
|
|-
| Varaz Frontier Station
| Nivardom to Varaz Frontier
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
|
|-
| Petropolis
| Petropolis to New Drakorda
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
|
|-
| New Drakorda
| Petropolis to New Drakorda
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
|
|- 
| New Drakorda
| New Drakorda to Javadabad
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
|
|-
| Javadabad
| New Drakorda to Javadabad
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
|
|-
| New Drakorda
| New Drakorda to Varaz Frontier
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation 
|
|-
| Varaz Frontier Station
| New Drakorda to Varaz Frontier
| Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
|
|-
| Varaz Frontier Station
| Molivadia Frontier (Centre) to Bandar-e Saghi
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Bandar-e Saghi
| Molivadia Frontier (Centre) to Bandar-e Saghi
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Bandar-e Saghi
| Bandar-e Saghi to Bandar-e Zinjibar
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Bandar-e Zinjibar 
| Bandar-e Saghi to Bandar-e Zinjibar
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Varaz Frontier Station
| Molivadia Frontier Station (North) to Golshan-e Mey
| Raspur Railway Corporation
| 
|-
| Golshan-e Mey
| Molivadia Frontier Station (North) to Golshan-e Mey
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Varaz Frontier Station
| Molivadia Frontier Station (South) to Golshan-e Mey
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Golshan-e Mey
| Molivadia Frontier Station (South) to Golshan-e Mey
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Golshan-e Mey
| Golshan-e Mey to Raspur
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Raspur
| Golshan-e Mey to Raspur
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Golshan-e Mey
| Golshahn-e Mey to Badehshahr
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Badehshahr
| Golshahn-e Mey to Badehshahr 
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|- 
| Badehshahr
| Badehshahr to Raspur
| Raspur Railway Corporation 
|
|-
| Raspur
| Badehshahr to Raspur
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Badehshahr
| Badehshahr to Norasht Frontier Station
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Norasht Frontier Station
| Badehshahr to Norasht Frontier Station
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Raspur
| Raspur to Sadd-é Valiasr
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Sadd-é Valiasr
| Raspur to Sadd-é Valiasr 
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Sadd-é Valiasr
| Sadd-é Valiasr to Kara
| Raspur Railway Corporation
| 
|-
| Kara
| Sadd-é Valiasr to Kara
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Raspur 
| Raspur to Surenshahr
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Surenshahr
| Raspur to Surenshahr
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Surenshahr
| Surenshahr to Jojokheti
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Jojokheti
| Surenshahr to Jojokheti
| Raspur Railway Corporation 
|
|-
| Surenshahr
| Surenshahr to Shahibagh
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|- 
| Shahibagh
| Surenshahr to Shahibagh
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Shahibagh
| Shahibagh to North Kapavia Trunk 
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| North Kapavia Trunk Station
| Shahibagh to North Kapavia Trunk
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Shahibagh
| Shahibagh to Mehrshahr
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Mehrshahr
| Shahibagh to Mehrshahr 
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Jojokheti
| Jojokheti to Ganzak-Gor
| Southern Eura Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Ganzak-Gor
| Jojokheti to Ganzak-Gor
| Raspur Railway Corporation
| 
|-
| Ganzak-Gor
| Ganzak-Gor to Zatosht
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Zatosht
| Ganzak-Gor to Zatosht
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Ganzak-Gor
| Ganzak-Gor to Petros
| Raspur Railway Corporation
| 
|-
| Petros 
| Ganzak-Gor to Petros
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Ganzak-Gor
| Ganzak-Gor to Sazavar
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Sazavar
| Ganzak-Gor to Sazavar
| Southern Eura Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Ganzak-Gor
| Ganzak-Gor to Rusjar
| Raspur Railway Corporation
| 
|-
| Rusjar
| Ganzak-Gor to Rusjar
| Southern Eura Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Petros
| Petros to Vey 
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Vey
| Petros to Vey
| Raspur Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Sazavar
| Sazavar to Avey
| Southern Eura Railway Corporation
|
|-
| Avey
| Sazavar to Avey
| Southern Eura Railway Corporation 
|
|-
| Avey
| Avey to Rusjar
| Southern Eura Railway Corporation
|
|- 
| Rusjar
| Avey to Rusjar
| Southern Eura Railway Corporation
|
|}
==Schedule of fares==
{| class="wikitable"
! Travel Class
! Distance
! {{Team flag|Constancia|flag}} Imperial Stater (CON $)
! {{Team flagn|Suren|flag}} Tomān (SUR ͦ)
! {{Team flag|Zeed|flag}} Ruble (ZRB ₽)
|-
| Commuter/Suburban
| < 50 km
| 25
| 150
| 200
|-
| Commuter/Suburban
| 50-100 km
| 50
| 300 
| 400
|-
| Standard
| 100-500 km
| 200
| 1,200
| 1,600
|-
| Standard
| 500-1000 km
| 500
| 3,000
| 4,000 
|-
| Standard
| > 1000 km
| 1,000
| 6,000
| 8,000
|-
| First Class
| 100-500 km
| 500
| 3,000
| 4,000
|-
| First Class 
| 500-1000 km
| 1,000
| 6,000
| 8,000 
|-
| First Class
| > 1000 km
| 2,000
| 12,000
| 16,000
|}
Notes:
* Commuter and suburban fares are for single-journey tickets
* Standard fares are base prices for one-way tickets
* Children under 12 travel for half the listed adult fare
* Freight charges are assessed separately based on weight, volume, distance, and commodity type
==See also==
*[[Alduria High Speed Line]]
*[[Pan-Euran Highway]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
[[Category:Constancia]][[Category:Raspur]][[Category:Zeed]][[Category:Eklesia]][[Category:Public transport]][[Category:Transportation]]
[[Category:Constancia]][[Category:Raspur]][[Category:Zeed]][[Category:Eklesia]][[Category:Public transport]][[Category:Transportation]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Economy of the Suren Confederacy]]
[[Category:Economy of Zeed]]

Latest revision as of 21:16, 12 November 2024

Trans-Euran Railway
Logo of the Trans-Euran Railway
Overview
Status Complete
Location Eura
Operation
Opened 1725 AN
Owner Raspur Pact Trans-Euran Command
Operator(s)
Technical
Line length 18,035 km (under construction)
No. of tracks Double-track throughout
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Route
Map 1708 proposed route map

The Trans-Euran Railway, inspired by the example of Babkhan and Bassarid forebears, comprises of overlapping networks concentrated in the eastern portion of the continent of Eura. The network has some overlap and interconnection with the Pan-Euran Highway.

Construction history of the railway

A project, began in the early 1660s, to establish a railway network linking Vey to Raspur and thence to the ports of Aqaba and Nivardom. The lines are being constructed in two concurrent incremental stages by the Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation and the Zjandarian Railway & Development Corporation, both established in the year 1663.

The Vey to Raspur project was terminated by the Second Euran War but the Aqaba to Nivardom project was seen through to completion by the Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation.

In 1708 AN, the Raspur Railway Corporation, assisted by the Kapavia Southern Railway Corporation, was tasked to extend the Trans-Euran Railway to Mehrshahr, whilst the surviving elements of the previous ventures became subordinated to the Grand Commissariat of Eura and Corum under the authority of the Committee of Euran Salvation.


Assigned resources

In mid-1708 AN the Grand Commissariat received an Imperial Farman from Petropolis commanding Ardashir Bābakān-e Osman to provide over a period of three years starting in 1709 AN, for the purpose of railway construction, the following:

  • 372,775 kuls in 310 indentured regiments
  • 2,000,000 tons of pig iron
  • 209,500,000 mudbricks
  • 384,000,000 baked bricks
  • 1,860,000,000 Imperial staters[1]

These resources, once gathered by the Grand Commissariat were to be apportioned between the Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation, for construction work in the provinces of Aqaba and Molivadia, and the Raspur Railway Corporation for works in the Raspur Khanate and Suren Confederacy.

Assigned to the Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
Stage Stage Length (km) Kuls Pig Iron (tons) Mud Brick Baked Brick Imperial staters
Aqaba to Petropolis 882 17,633 96,980 10,241,130 18,771,879 90,926,178
Petropolis to Nivardom 633 12,658 69,617 7,351,534 13,475,281 65,270,813
Nivardom to Varaz Frontier 198 3,965 21,806 2,302,756 4,220,926 20,445,086
Petropolis to New Drakorda 152 3,038 16,711 1,764,703 3,234,681 15,667,965
New Drakorda to Javadabad 420 8,407 46,240 4,882,902 8,950,305 43,352,988
New Drakorda to Varaz Frontier 360 7,205 39,626 4,184,548 7,670,230 37,152,632
Total 2,645 52,906 290,981 30,727,572 56,323,302 272,815,662
Assigned to the Raspur Railway Corporation
Stage Stage Length (km) Kuls Pig Iron (tons) Mud Brick Baked Brick Imperial staters
Molivadia Frontier (Centre) to Bandar-e Saghi 216 4,327 23,800 2,513,238 4,606,737 22,313,856
Bandar-e Saghi to Bandar-e Zinjibar 769 15,374 84,559 8,929,452 16,367,586 79,280,400
Molivadia Frontier Station (North) to Golshan-e Mey 313 6,262 34,439 3,636,737 6,666,099 32,288,880
Molivadia Frontier Station (South) to Golshan-e Mey 168 3,360 18,480 1,951,488 3,577,056 17,326,344
Golshan-e Mey to Raspur 801 16,015 88,084 9,301,628 17,049,782 82,584,781
Golshahn-e Mey to Badehshahr 645 12,895 70,924 7,489,532 13,728,230 66,496,033
Badehshahr to Raspur 548 10,966 60,311 6,368,820 11,673,978 56,545,761
Badehshahr to Norasht Frontier Station 668 13,351 73,432 7,754,377 14,213,688 68,847,465
Raspur to Sadd-é Valiasr 126 2,518 13,847 1,462,222 2,680,237 12,982,382
Sadd-é Valiasr to Kara 1,728 34,555 190,054 20,069,660 36,787,466 178,189,072
Raspur to Surenshahr 182 3,634 19,985 2,110,395 3,868,331 18,737,203
Surenshahr to Jojokheti 1,038 20,750 114,127 12,051,832 22,090,876 107,002,550
Surenshahr to Shahibagh 652 13,044 71,742 7,575,955 13,886,642 67,263,343
Shahibagh to North Kapavia Trunk 635 12,694 69,815 7,372,443 13,513,607 65,456,452
Shahibagh to Mehrshahr 726 14,527 79,900 8,437,398 15,465,657 74,911,686
Jojokheti to Ganzak-Gor 446 8,916 49,038 5,178,413 9,491,974 45,976,691
Ganzak-Gor to Zatosht 321 6,427 35,350 3,732,918 6,842,397 33,142,821
Ganzak-Gor to Petros 217 4,332 23,826 2,516,026 4,611,847 22,338,608
Ganzak-Gor to Sazavar 1,310 26,198 144,091 15,216,031 27,890,817 135,095,979
Ganzak-Gor to Rusjar 2,318 46,354 254,945 26,922,171 49,348,043 239,029,291
Petros to Vey 168 3,360 18,480 1,951,488 3,577,056 17,326,344
Sazavar to Avey 708 14,158 77,867 8,222,734 15,072,181 73,005,788
Avey to Rusjar 689 13,776 75,768 8,001,101 14,665,930 71,038,010
Total 15,390 307,793 1,692,860 178,766,058 327,676,215 1,587,179,742

Initial progress

By 1711 AN, mudbrick ziggurats had been built at each of the designated station sites for the stages. Adjoining the station ziggurats were raised earthen platforms, retained by mudbrick walls, from which projected causeways of rammed earth, within their own mudbrick retaining walls, along which the eventual track of the railway was to be set. The official height of these causeways was set at nine-metres in height, with a width of thirty-six metres, although allowance had to be made for the variable competency of the work parties, the occurrence of subsidence in certain areas, and efforts to follow the gradient as best possible. Whilst the stage causeways were meant to follow as straight a path as possible, some allowances had to be made for the difficulties presented by the terrain, which included irradiated deserts, impenetrable mountain ranges, and vast unbridgeable gorges. Wherever possible these obstacles were to be worked around, but a more insidious problem was where, owing to a defect of communication between the surveying and construction teams of the various stages, the causeways were found to be misaligned as they approached one-another. Remediation efforts had the unedifying effect of producing causeways that sometimes zigzagged awkwardly towards their point of convergence. The arduous work of constructing these causeways, over a contaminated and bandit-infested environment, naturally took its toll upon the assigned kul labour force, requiring the sending out of warbands to conduct razzias so as to gather in fresh labourers; this in spite of the spike in the number of individuals selling themselves or their family members into bonded servitude owing to the Recession of 1709. As the causeways extended ever across the eastern portions of the Euran continent secondary camps began to be established at 100 km intervals. These satellite camps, enrounded by sand berms, stake pits, and barbed wire, served as worker barracks, storage depots, and rest stops for the continuous supply convoys.

Culmination

Since the end of the Third Euran War, survey of the potential locations, securing of right-of-way and initial land preparation had taken place in Zeed since 1704.

In 1720 AN, an Imperial Decree expressed the desire of the Basilinna Esmeralda that a railway connect Petronium and Fort George Maniakes to Edgardia and Port Aguilar, also linking cities and important settlements along the way. The Imperial Decree authorised Trans-Euran Command and the Grand Commissariat of Eura and Corum to all things necessary to make this happen within a reasonable timeline. These segments were completed by 1725 AN, marking the railway's overall completion.

By 1730 AN, discussions were underway at the Euran Economic Union, Trans-Euran Command, the Grand Commissariat of Eura and Corum and the Committee of Euran Salvation that a continental corporation be formed, tentatively named the Trans-Euran Railway Corporation, potentially domiciled at Mehrshahr, for economic efficiencies and to enable some shareholders of the planned constituent corporations to exit with some profit and to enable the general public to purchase shares. Points have also been raised with respect to the Southern Euran Crescent Railway and potential entry of Oportia in the Committee of Euran Salvation, to start with observer status.

Operational history of the railway

Created on 8.I.1724 AN by initiative of Nicolaos Tassotis, Minister for Railroads, Reconstruction, and Infrastructure and member of the Allied Control Commission of Zeed, the Southern Eura Railway Corporation was incorporated to serve as the primary conduit by which the Commonwealth of Zeed would contribute to this effort.

Created its purpose is to establish a working railroad between Sazavar, Avey, Rusjar, and Ganzak-Gor in the Suren Confederacy. In line with this, the company was eager to report to the Grand Commissariat of Eura and Corum under the authority of the Committee of Euran Salvation with respect to the task of the Trans-Euran Railway.

The problem for the Grand Commissariat however was that the route in question had already been assigned and the work undertaken by the Raspur Railway Corporation. Accordingly the decision was made in late 1730 AN that the Southern Eura Railway Corporation would be subordinated to the Grand Commissariat in the manner consistent with the process of coordination undertaken previously with the Raspur Railway Corporation. Stations formerly under the control of the Raspur Railway Corporation within the territory of the Commonwealth of Zeed would be transferred to the Southern Eura Railway Corporation, while Raspur Railway Corporation would be directly compensated by the Commonwealth for the loss of personnel, assets, and revenue that the loss of operations in Zeed would necessarily entail.

Rolling stock

Purchased into service between 1715 AN and 1730 AN, primarily from New Alexandrian manufacturers.


Type Class Quantity Manufacturer Notes
Steam Locomotive 4-8-0 Twelve Wheeler 450 Benacian Union All-Union Locomotive Motor & Carriage Company Oil-fired
Steam Locomotive 2-8-2 Mikado 325 Benacian Union All-Union Locomotive Motor & Carriage Company Oil-fired
Electric Locomotive Bo-Bo 175 Nouvelle Alexandrie United Manufacturing Corporation For urban/suburban service
Diesel Locomotive Co-Co 120 Nouvelle Alexandrie United Manufacturing Corporation Shunting locomotives
Passenger Coach Steel 4,250 Nouvelle Alexandrie United Manufacturing Corporation All-steel construction
Freight Wagon 12m Box Car 22,500 Suren Suren Central Manufacturing Organisation Wood construction
Freight Wagon 15m Gondola 18,000 Suren Suren Central Manufacturing Organisation For bulk materials
Freight Wagon 12m Flatcar 14,500 Suren Suren Central Manufacturing Organisation For oversize loads
Freight Wagon 10m Tank Car 8,750 Nouvelle Alexandrie United Manufacturing Corporation For liquids/gasses

Itinerary of stations

Station Stop Section Controlling Company Coordinates
Aqaba Aqaba to Petropolis Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
Petropolis Aqaba to Petropolis Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
Petropolis Petropolis to Nivardom Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
Nivardom Petropolis to Nivardom Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
Nivardom Nivardom to Varaz Frontier Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
Varaz Frontier Station Nivardom to Varaz Frontier Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
Petropolis Petropolis to New Drakorda Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
New Drakorda Petropolis to New Drakorda Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
New Drakorda New Drakorda to Javadabad Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
Javadabad New Drakorda to Javadabad Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
New Drakorda New Drakorda to Varaz Frontier Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
Varaz Frontier Station New Drakorda to Varaz Frontier Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation
Varaz Frontier Station Molivadia Frontier (Centre) to Bandar-e Saghi Raspur Railway Corporation
Bandar-e Saghi Molivadia Frontier (Centre) to Bandar-e Saghi Raspur Railway Corporation
Bandar-e Saghi Bandar-e Saghi to Bandar-e Zinjibar Raspur Railway Corporation
Bandar-e Zinjibar Bandar-e Saghi to Bandar-e Zinjibar Raspur Railway Corporation
Varaz Frontier Station Molivadia Frontier Station (North) to Golshan-e Mey Raspur Railway Corporation
Golshan-e Mey Molivadia Frontier Station (North) to Golshan-e Mey Raspur Railway Corporation
Varaz Frontier Station Molivadia Frontier Station (South) to Golshan-e Mey Raspur Railway Corporation
Golshan-e Mey Molivadia Frontier Station (South) to Golshan-e Mey Raspur Railway Corporation
Golshan-e Mey Golshan-e Mey to Raspur Raspur Railway Corporation
Raspur Golshan-e Mey to Raspur Raspur Railway Corporation
Golshan-e Mey Golshahn-e Mey to Badehshahr Raspur Railway Corporation
Badehshahr Golshahn-e Mey to Badehshahr Raspur Railway Corporation
Badehshahr Badehshahr to Raspur Raspur Railway Corporation
Raspur Badehshahr to Raspur Raspur Railway Corporation
Badehshahr Badehshahr to Norasht Frontier Station Raspur Railway Corporation
Norasht Frontier Station Badehshahr to Norasht Frontier Station Raspur Railway Corporation
Raspur Raspur to Sadd-é Valiasr Raspur Railway Corporation
Sadd-é Valiasr Raspur to Sadd-é Valiasr Raspur Railway Corporation
Sadd-é Valiasr Sadd-é Valiasr to Kara Raspur Railway Corporation
Kara Sadd-é Valiasr to Kara Raspur Railway Corporation
Raspur Raspur to Surenshahr Raspur Railway Corporation
Surenshahr Raspur to Surenshahr Raspur Railway Corporation
Surenshahr Surenshahr to Jojokheti Raspur Railway Corporation
Jojokheti Surenshahr to Jojokheti Raspur Railway Corporation
Surenshahr Surenshahr to Shahibagh Raspur Railway Corporation
Shahibagh Surenshahr to Shahibagh Raspur Railway Corporation
Shahibagh Shahibagh to North Kapavia Trunk Raspur Railway Corporation
North Kapavia Trunk Station Shahibagh to North Kapavia Trunk Raspur Railway Corporation
Shahibagh Shahibagh to Mehrshahr Raspur Railway Corporation
Mehrshahr Shahibagh to Mehrshahr Raspur Railway Corporation
Jojokheti Jojokheti to Ganzak-Gor Southern Eura Railway Corporation
Ganzak-Gor Jojokheti to Ganzak-Gor Raspur Railway Corporation
Ganzak-Gor Ganzak-Gor to Zatosht Raspur Railway Corporation
Zatosht Ganzak-Gor to Zatosht Raspur Railway Corporation
Ganzak-Gor Ganzak-Gor to Petros Raspur Railway Corporation
Petros Ganzak-Gor to Petros Raspur Railway Corporation
Ganzak-Gor Ganzak-Gor to Sazavar Raspur Railway Corporation
Sazavar Ganzak-Gor to Sazavar Southern Eura Railway Corporation
Ganzak-Gor Ganzak-Gor to Rusjar Raspur Railway Corporation
Rusjar Ganzak-Gor to Rusjar Southern Eura Railway Corporation
Petros Petros to Vey Raspur Railway Corporation
Vey Petros to Vey Raspur Railway Corporation
Sazavar Sazavar to Avey Southern Eura Railway Corporation
Avey Sazavar to Avey Southern Eura Railway Corporation
Avey Avey to Rusjar Southern Eura Railway Corporation
Rusjar Avey to Rusjar Southern Eura Railway Corporation

Schedule of fares

Travel Class Distance Constancia Imperial Stater (CON $) Suren Tomān (SUR ͦ) Zeed Ruble (ZRB ₽)
Commuter/Suburban < 50 km 25 150 200
Commuter/Suburban 50-100 km 50 300 400
Standard 100-500 km 200 1,200 1,600
Standard 500-1000 km 500 3,000 4,000
Standard > 1000 km 1,000 6,000 8,000
First Class 100-500 km 500 3,000 4,000
First Class 500-1000 km 1,000 6,000 8,000
First Class > 1000 km 2,000 12,000 16,000

Notes:

  • Commuter and suburban fares are for single-journey tickets
  • Standard fares are base prices for one-way tickets
  • Children under 12 travel for half the listed adult fare
  • Freight charges are assessed separately based on weight, volume, distance, and commodity type

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Assigned from the tax farm of 6,200 oikoi in the province of Molivadia and the Raspur Khanate
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