Survival Railway Network (Survival 1)

Survival Railway Network (Survival 1)
Project
Type	Project

This is about the network on Survival 1. For the wider organization, click here.

The Survival Railway Network on the Survival 1 world was a large-scale transport network that provided access to locations across the world through railways. It aimed to not only get players to places, but to also give players a scenic journey that displays the best of surrounding terrain wherever possible.

Network

Final edition of the SRN Map, dated to August 2017

[This section is under (re)construction]

The network was centered at Spawn Station, located underneath the Golden Grannydog monument at Spawn. It extended in the four cardinal directions (north, south, east and west), connecting stations along each direction of line.

The network expands from the four cardinal directions in Spawn City station, each having multiple stations along the line. This allows the rails to be expanded as required to connect as many destinations as possible.

Two main lines did not follow the cardinal structure. These are the Stream Station and Lackria Station lines.

Secondary lines could connect up to rail lines at any point using a redstone junction, although it was preferred for them to connect to the main stations along the network.

The SRN Network on Survival 1 stretched far out into the world. Each of the four cardinal directions had multiple stations with secondary lines connecting to them. Notable stations included Stream Station, North Station (The End portal is located here), Spawn Station and Lackria Station.

East Line is the longest line in the network, spanning 4941 blocks from Spawn to Swamp Stations. It is followed by North (4780), then West (2752) and South (2069). The longest individual line is from Pyramid to Swamp Station along the East Line. This line alone spans further than the entire South Line, at 2150 blocks. The shortest route is from Spawn to North Station (710).

Founding and Progression

Conception

The official Dogcraft server had been online for six months come April 2016, and although some smaller roads and transport routes had been made, it lacked a transportation system intended for public use. A prominent figure of Spawn City, and advocate for player initiatives was _edo, who became interested in creating a rail network for many players to use, and that would travel to useful locations around the server.

After producing the concepts for a railway network, the search for a location for its central station begun. Two candidates emerged - one on the western desert outskirts of the city, and the other under the in-progress Grannydog's monument further in the city which became the preferred option, for its centrality. _edo approached the leading builder on the project, Mr_Dawgie, and the pair agreed that the monument would also be the site of Spawn Station. Thus, the SRN was born, on a day in mid-April 2016.

Early Days

By the last week of April, the Grannydog monument and Spawn Station underneath it had been completed, and railway construction began quickly. During construction, in conversation with _edo, some staff members had become aware of the project, and expressed doubt over whether the plans were feasible, given the complicated nature of a myriad of permissions required to build railways through Spawn City in its mature state.

Nevertheless, permissions were sought successfully, and many railways were built underneath the city roads to avoid claims, ensuring that the project went ahead. West line made the most early progress, driven by the Mr_Dawgie with the assistance of Kiterou and Hemo_Liadon, among others. Work at North line began in the same few days, involving negotiation through the sizable claim of darparniox, who later continued building the line with _edo. Here, the new SRN railway replaced the older personal line of TTIAR1's, which had been constructed at a lower standard several months earlier. South line was completed in quick time due to the co-operation of jjminedogs, who owned most of the southern city and assisted in rail construction. It was due to this that South Station was the first ever SRN station to be constructed outside of Spawn, on the 16ᵗʰ of June. East line was started after the general public and staff began to have confidence in the SRN project during late May. The line was a late starter but progress quickly, with East Station being built around the same time as North Station in early July. West Station was came slightly later in July or early August.

Stations

Central Station

• Spawn Station

North Line

• North Station
• Mesa Station
• Soms Station

East Line

• East Station
  • Lackria Station
• Pyramid Station
• Swamp Station

South Line

• South Station
• Dressrosa Station

West Line

• West Station
  • Stream Station
• Taiga Bay Station

Secondary Lines

• FredRaket's Base
• TTIAR1's Base
• MrAnonymous' Base
• Spirit Town
• Aeon's Base
• Vikmans' Station
• Black Raven's Highway 1
• Greenhouse Station
• Summer Ravines Station

Headquarters

The Survival 1 Railway Network is Headquartered in Spawn City in a building adjacent to Spawn Station. It was built shortly after the first railways.

The building contains some offices for management and functions as a storage center for the materials used to build the railways.