Rail Vehicle
It is a kind of Vehicle and Ground Vehicle
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Rail Vehicles are a form of Vehicle that is designed to run on prepared infrastructure - the Permanent Way or Railroad. Rail Vehicles will only run of the specific type infrastructure for which it is designed.
Rail Vehicles, at higher technologies may use Mag-Lev technology in place of wheels.
Types of Rail Vehicle include:
- Railroad Carriage
- Railroad Locomotive
- Railroad Wagon
- Maglev Carriage
- Maglev Locomotive
- Maglev Wagon
- Hyperloop Vehicle
Examples of Rail Vehicles[edit]
27 Rail Vehicle items[edit]
| Item | Type | Mode | TL | Mass | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fringian Basic Tourer | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 5 | 1.5 Tons | Cr20,000 |
| Fringian Box Wagon | Railroad Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 15.8 Tons | Cr375,000 |
| Fringian Caboose | Railroad Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 13.6 Tons | Cr143,000 |
| Fringian Early Steam Locomotive | Steam Locomotive | Ground (Rail) | 3 | 3.1 dTons + 2 dTons | Cr186,000 |
| Fringian Express Locomotive | Steam Locomotive | Ground (Rail) | 5 | 12.6 Tons + 7.5 Tons | Cr3,500,000 |
| Fringian Flatbed Wagon | Railroad Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 8.3 Tons | Cr195,000 |
| Fringian General Purpose Locomotive | Steam Locomotive | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 11.5 Tons | Cr450,000 |
| Fringian Goods Wagon | Railroad Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 8.0 Tons | Cr147,000 |
| Fringian Heavy Freight Locomotive | Diesel Locomotive | Ground (Rail) | 6 | 22.4 Tons | Cr11,550,000 |
| Fringian Heavy Goods Locomotive | Steam Locomotive | Ground (Rail) | 5 | 18.3 Tons + 10.7 Tons | Cr5,200,000 |
| Fringian High Speed Carriage | Railroad Carriage | Ground (Rail) | 7 | 17.6 Tons | Cr765,000 |
| Fringian High Speed Locomotive | High Speed Locomotive | Ground (Rail) | 7 | 22.5 Tons | Cr10,350,000 |
| Fringian Hopper Wagon | Railroad Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 15.8 Tons | Cr340,000 |
| Fringian Light Wagon | Railroad Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 3 | 2.4 Tons | Cr15,000 |
| Fringian Maglev End Unit | Maglev Locomotive | Ground (Rail) | 8 | 26 Tons | Cr9,450,000 / Cr9,300,000 |
| Fringian Maglev Flatbed Wagon | Maglev Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 8 | 11.3 Tons | Cr8,900,000 |
| Fringian Maglev Freight Wagon | Maglev Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 8 | 26 Tons | Cr6,100,000 |
| Fringian Maglev Passenger Carriage | Maglev Carriage | Ground (Rail) | 8 | 26 Tons | Cr9,400,000 |
| Fringian Mainline Locomotive | Steam Locomotive | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 12.5 Tons + 6.8 Tons | Cr1,150,000 |
| Fringian Motor Carriage | Railcar | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 17.6 Tons | Cr725,000 |
| Fringian Open Wagon | Railroad Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 14,400 kg | Cr87,000 |
| Fringian Passenger Carriage | Railroad Carriage | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 17.6 Tons | Cr575,000 |
| Fringian Reefer Wagon | Railroad Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 5 | 12.6 Tons | Cr163,000 |
| Fringian Steam Motor Carriage | Railcar | Ground (Rail) | 4 | 17.6 Tons | Cr555,000 |
| Fringian Switcher Locomotive | Diesel Locomotive | Ground (Rail) | 5 | 8.3 Tons | Cr950,000 |
| Fringian Tanker Wagon | Railroad Wagon | Ground (Rail) | 5 | 15.9 Tons | Cr354,000 |
| Fringian Tram | Railcar | Ground (Rail) | 3 | 9.7 Tons | Cr89,000 |
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Rail Vehicles, are initially forms of Wheeled Vehicle running on wooden, iron or steel rails. At higher technologies, they may run on just one rail (Monorail) or they may use Mag-Lev or even Gravity control technology instead.
The general trade off is that the additional cost of the required infrastructure is offset by the increased weights and speeds that can be achieved by the resulting vehicles.
The presence of guide rails in the infrastructure makes the use of this technology relatively safe, especially in low-Gravity environments, or where the direction of travel for the vehicle is vertical (e.g. in a lift-shaft). Provided the motive power doesn't use air in its immediate provision, this technology allows early use of the sub-surface dimension for mass-transport on planets.
See also[edit]
Vehicles[edit]
- Vehicle
- Primitive Craft - Craft of all types TL–1 to TL–3 powered by Wind or Animal power
- Aerospace Vessel
- Watercraft
- Land Vehicle
- Exotic Craft
- Multi-Environment Vehicle
- Vehicle Usage
- Vehicle Roles
- Personal Vehicle
- Consumer Vehicle
- Ground Car
- Air/Raft (Passenger, Small)
- G-Carrier (Small)
- Mass Transit Vehicle
- Rail Vehicle (Passenger)
- Bus
- G-Carrier
- Industrial Vehicle
- Commercial Vehicle
- Combat Vehicle
- Combat Support Vehicle
- Security Vehicle
Related:
The line between Spaceplane and Spaceship is blurred.If the design is described as a Vehicle then its a Spaceplane;
if it is described as a Ship its a Spaceship.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 17-21.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: BackworldTraveller