Volksbundesbahnen
Volksbundesbahnen (officially abbreviated as VB, commonly known as Volksbahn) is an Infrastructure Company in Antarctica fully owned and funded by the gouvernment of Casey. It focuses on Railroad and Iceways and is the successor of S-Bahn Antarktis GmbH and Eistrassen GmbH. Volksbundesbahen is classified as an unincorporated special fund. Not only does it operate ice- and railroads, but also manages other infrastructure companies in Casey. It's based in Mossau.
History
After the griefing of the Mossau–Shrek Railroad and the abandoning of the Mossau–Dasko Railroad there was a discussion about the fusing of S-Bahn Antarktis GmbH and Eistrassen GmbH into a single state-owned company. This proposal was accepted and took effect on January 1st 2021. From that date on Ice Roads and Railroads would both be operated and maintained by Volksbahnen and the previous companies would seize to exist.
Subdivision
- Eisenbahndirektion: Manages anything affiliated with Railroads.
- Eistrassen Netze: Manages the construction and maintenance of the ice roads themselves.
- Eistrassen Station & Service: Designs, constructs and maintains ice road station.
Infrastructure
List of Ice Roads and Railroads
Routes are numbered after the Kursbuchstrecke-System (abbreviated as KBS). Every railroad and iceroad has a unique number and can be identified using this number.
VB currently operates on 3 ice roads and is rebuilding/constructing 2 railroads and 2 ice roads.
- KBS VBI 1101 (Mossau–Neverwinter Iceway): 3 km long, 9 stations. (Opened 31st December 2019/1st January 2020)
- KBS VBI 1102 (Mossau–New Snork Iceway): 400 m long, 4 stations. (Opened February 2020)
- KBS VBI 1103 (Mossau–Worldborder Iceway): 4 km long, 3+ stations. (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
- KBS VBI 3103 (SFS<ref name=":0">SFS = Schnellfahrstrecke (High Speed Track)</ref> Treiberstrecke): 41 km long, 11+ stations. (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
- KBS VBI 4301 (SFS<ref name=":0" /> Treibertunnel): 10 km long, 6 stations. (Opened Summer 2020)
- KBS VBR 1201 (Mossau–Shrek Railroad): 2.5 km long, 6 stations. (PARTIALLY DESTROYED)
- KBS VBR 1201 (Mossau–Dasko Railroad): 300 m long, 4 stations. (PARTIALLY DESTROYED)
KBS Syntax
To show how the KBS Syntax works, we are gonna analyse VBI 3103. It's meaning is Inter-Continental Elevated Ice Road Number 3 operated by VB.
All of the above shown digits will be explained below.
First two digits: Operator ID
These two digits show, who is operating the track
Third digit: Traction Type
This shows, what type of transportation is used. Possible codes:
- I – Ice Road
- R – Rail
The Traction ID is independent from the other IDs i.e. there can be a VBR 2215, a VBI 2215 and a SAI 2215 but there can't be two VBI 2215s.
Fourth digit: Connection Type
This shows, what the ice road or railroad connects. Possible codes:
- 1 – Antarctica: The ice road or railroad fully operates on Continental-Antarctican Soil.
- 2 – Overseas: The ice road or railroad operates fully on the ocean.
- 3 – Inter-Continental: The ice road or railroad operates on multiple continents and possibly transcontinental waters.
- 4 – Trans-Continental: The ice road or railroad operates fully on a continent, that is not Antarctica.
Fifth digit: Elevation
This shows, how the ice road or railroad is situated. Possible codes:
- 0 – Multiple: Multiple, unspecified, of the types below
- 1 – Elevated: The ice road or railroad operates on a viaduct and/or bridge that allows a player to cross under it withouth crouching or crawling.
- 2 – Flat: The ice road or railroad operates on a viaduct/bridge or a dam at least 2 blocks above/below the surface with the sky visible at all times (Tunnels, which make up to 35% of the route's distance, are allowed; if tunnels make up more than 35% of the route's distance, the ice road or railroad is classified as Elevation Type 0).
- 3 – Tunnel: 95% of the track is below ground and is covered by non-transparent blocks.
Last two digits: Number
Unique number ID for the tracks. The number ID is independent from the other IDs i.e. there can be a VBI 1301 and a VBI 2301 but there can't be two VBI 1301s.
Footnotes
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