Vehicles of the Distant Fringe
A listing of some of the more common vehicles found within the Distant Fringe region.
Details / Specifications
Each vehicle has a basic description. The vehicles's dimensions are given and are used to provide a very general outline of its mass in starship tons ("dTons"): this can also be used to determine how much internal space a vehicle uses if it is carried within a starship.
Cost
The listed cost for a vehicle represents the retail price from new. Used vehicles are likely to be significantly cheaper but are also likely to have minor faults or perform less efficiently than a new model.
Generic Civilian Vehicles
Everyday vehicles of the type owned by ordinary people.
Wheeled Light Vehicles
- Motor Scooter: TL 5, 0.2 dTons
- Motorcycle: TL 5, 0.2 dTons
- Sports Bike: TL 6, 0.1 dTons
Wheeled Ground Cars
- Steam Car, TL 4, 0.6 dTons.
- Basic Ground Car, TL 5, 0.4 dTons.
- Basic Tourer, TL 5, 1.5 dTons.
- Roadster, TL 5, 0.6 dTons.
- Station Wagon, TL 5,
- Subcompact Ground Car, TL 6, 0.6 dTons.
- Compact Ground Car, TL 6, 0.7 dTons.
- Luxury Ground Car, TL 6, 1.5 dTons.
- Sports Car, TL 7, 0.7 dTons.
- Advanced Ground Car, TL 8, 0.7 dTons.
Wheeled Light Cargo Vehicles
- Pickup Truck, TL 6, 1 dTon.
- Goods Van: TL 6, 2.25 dTons.
Generic Commercial Vehicles
Wheeled vehicles make up a very large proportion of readily available commercial transport assets.
Wheeled Transport Vehicles
- Steam Truck, TL 4, 3.5 dTons
- Light Truck, TL 5,
- Delivery Truck, TL 5,
- Tractor Unit, TL 6, 4 dTons.
- Box Semitrailer, TL 6, 7.2 dTons
- Flatbed Semitrailer, TL 6, 3.6 dTons.
- Tanker Semitrailer, TL 6,
- Heavy Tractor Unit, TL 8, 10 dTons.
- Heavy Box Trailer, TL 8, 30 dTons.
- Heavy Flatbed Trailer, TL 8, 12 dTons.
- Heavy Tanker Trailer, TL 8, 27 dTons.
Generic Rail Vehicles
Many worlds within the Distant Fringe use railroad networks as an intrinsic part of their domestic infrastructure.
The gauge (the distance between the inner faces of the two rails) for railroad networks within the Distant Fringe is generally 1.5m and most examples of railroad locomotives and rolling stock are built to match that standard. Some worlds, of course, use their own unique systems. For the most part, locomotives and rolling stock that are transported between worlds are able to utilise local rail networks without needing significant adjustment to the vehicle's suspension.
Steam-Powered Locomotives
- Early Steam Locomotive, TL 3, 3 dTons + 2 dTons
- General Purpose Locomotive, TL 4, 8 dTons
- Mainline Locomotive, TL 4, 11 dTons + 6 dTons
- Heavy Goods Locomotive, TL 5, 17 dTons + 10 dTons
- Express Locomotive, TL 5,
Hybrid-Electric Locomotives
- Motor Carriage, TL 4, 12.5 dTons.
- Switcher Locomotive, TL 5, 6 dTons.
- Heavy Freight Locomotive, TL 6, 19.5 dTons.
- High Speed Locomotive, TL 7,
Rolling Stock
- Light Wagon, TL 3, 2 dTons.
- Box Wagon, TL 4, 11.5 dTons.
- Caboose, TL 4,
- Flatbed Wagon, TL 4, 5.6 dTons.
- Goods Wagon, TL 4,
- Hopper Wagon, TL 4, 11.5 dTons.
- Open Wagon, TL 4, 5 dTons.
- Luxury Carriage, TL 4,
- Passenger Carriage, TL 4, 16.5 dTons.
- Tanker Wagon, TL 4,
- Reefer Wagon, TL 5,
Generic Maglev Vehicles
End Units
Rolling Stock
History / Background
See also Ships of the Distant Fringe.
References & Contributors / Sources
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- CT Book 5 "High Guard", GDW, 1980.
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science