Survival Railway Network (Survival 4)

Survival 4 Railway Network
Survival 4
Husky Grand Central Station, next to the spawn camp.
Project
Type	Transportation Project
World(s)	Survival 4
Leader(s)	expedtadam Husky North, South
Contributors	Line Managers:  darparniox Beagle North, West, East  Montenator Beagle South  Skelleton123 Husky West  Slomo_1994 Husky East  Aeghu (former)  Marbou9 (former)  Mrs_Diss (former) and many helpers: station & line builders and donators

This is about the network on Survival 4. For the wider organisation, click here.

The Survival 4 Railway Network is a network of railways across both the Husky and Beagle Survival 4 worlds. With the mission of providing a high quality rail transport network using four cardinal SRN lines starting at spawn in either Husky and Beagle worlds. It is the successor to the SRN networks on Survival 1, 2 and 3.

Network

The Survival 4 network is the fourth iteration of the SRN. It differs from its older counterparts as it contains 8 main lines instead of the usual 4. This is because of the addition of a second survival world (Beagle), which was added a week into the server’s life to take the strain off the first survival world (Husky). Despite having double the number of lines the format of the network remained the same. With the iconic 4 cardinal lines running out of Grand Central Station on both Husky and Beagle.

Just like the three previous worlds, the NTN would also return to run alongside the SRN. However, the official NTN would be started 3 months after the beginning of Survival 4, due to the nether resetting on both worlds when the server updated to 1.16. Just as in Survival 3, main line stations possess several branch line terminals, allowing for players to connect their own bases/ towns up to the network.

As of July 2021, the current network is 15 months old and has a grand total of 27 main lines stations, already larger than the previous networks total of 23. This is most likely due to the additional 4 main lines. On Husky the current longest line is the West Line, running 9895 blocks over 4 stations. On Beagle, the longest line is the South Line, running 7578 blocks over 4 stations.

Headquarters

Unlike the previous iterations of the SRN, the headquarters would not be located nearby Grand Central Station. Instead, the decision was made for it to be located much further away from spawn. It would also serve as the second station on the Husky West Line. The HQ was designed and build by  Skelleton123. A smaller structure was built in Husky Spawn Town by  expedtadam, which served as an information point and donation centre for the SRN.

Pre-Launch

The SRN Team went through some significant role changes in March 2020, prior to the launch of Survival 4. Long time conductor of the SRN  darparniox announced he would slowly step away from the role on the 15^th of March. Expedtadam would be chosen as his replacement, taking the role of North Line manager as well as being eased into the role of conductor. Joining expedtadam and darparniox were the other 3 Line Managers from Survival 3. These being  William278 for the East Line,  Mrs_Diss for the South Line and Skelleton123 for the West Line.

Initial Progress & Announcement of Beagle

Players at Husky Grand Central before the ride to West Station.

Survival 4 would launch on the 1^st of April 2020. Just as in Survival 3, Grand Central Station was integrated into the pre-built Spawn area, allowing for easy expansion of the SRN. However, the first week of Survival 4 was plagued by lag and plugin issues, caused mostly by the sheer number of players that were online, averaging about 80 during peak hours. As a result, the [HeadMod]s announced the creation of a second survival world (Beagle) to run alongside the first (Husky). A second spawn area was constructed by the Build Team including a second Grand Central Station for the Beagle world. With the addition of 4 extra main lines, the SRN Team were understaffed. As a result, darparniox, alongside two former line managers in  marbou9 and  Aeghu agreed to help mobilise the network on Beagle. The SRN on Beagle would use a slightly different system to the SRN on Husky. It would use the help of ‘eager’ members of the community who were assigned stations to build by the Beagle Line Managers.

The first station would open on the 9^th of April; North Station on Husky built by expedtadam. Mrs_Diss would open Husky South Station near the end of the month on the 27^th of April. On the 17^th of April, long time East Line manager William278 announced he was stepping down from his position, stating he no longer felt he could commit the time he would like to the role.

Continued Growth

Throughout the following months, the SRN would expand faster than any previous iterations had. With May seeing the opening of Husky West Station at the City of Gaia, and Husky East Station at the City of Oasis. May would also see the first station finished on Beagle, that being East Station, built by  Pigeon_Confirmed.

Player help create a canvas for the network maps.

June would see the second stations on both the Husky North and South lines completed by their respective line managers. This month would also see the return of  misterblue28’s network map art. Over a period of just a few hours, space for 2x2 maps on both Husky and Beagle would be cleared out.

The 1^st of July would see West Station on Beagle open, which was built by  legowar1508. At the end of July, the third station on the Husky North Line, Makna would also open. Alongside Makna, the first branch line opened. This line started in Makna and headed Southeast, connecting the new City of Seven, to  ThatRoger’s base before terminating at Egg Harbour, the Husky base of expedtadam and  TrainerMoon.

Players at Wanari Station.

August would see expedtadam fully assume the role of conductor alongside his existing role as North Line manager for Husky. Darparniox would continue to serve as the only line manager for the Beagle world, as marbou9 and Aeghu had since stepped down, due to inactivity on the server. Forest Hall Station would also open this month, and a triple opening in September would see 3 more beagle stations open, North, South and Alina Stations.

One the 19^th of October the long-awaited HQ Station would open, the second station on the Husky West Line. As well as serving as the second west line station, the building would also hold the main storage area for the SRN and would continue to be developed over the next few months to include farms, RHN connections and offices for line managers. In addition to this, Dry Banks Station would open on the 24^th, the fourth station for the Husky North Line.

Entering The New Year

Over the next few months progress across the board for the SRN slowed, with just a single station opening in the space of three months, that being Seaside Station, opening a few days before Christmas in December 2020. It was during this time that Mrs_Diss stepped down from her position as Husky South Line manager, leaving expedtadam, Skelleton123 and darparniox as the only remaining line managers to carry the project into 2021.

Branch Line stations started being built on Husky, like the one at Takeshi.

Despite the lack of momentum with main lines, branch lines saw a major increase in this period, with the north-western portion of Husky seeing branch lines that linked up Prosperity, Takeshi, M-Bay, Sandstone Sights, Gates and Witchead to the main lines.

Increasing Expansion

The SRN would see more momentum in the month of February, which would see another three stations added to the network. Chaincastle and Canopy Stations for Beagle, and Nimwald Station, the third for Husky’s West Line. The following month of April would see Mountain Station open, the third on Beagle’s West Line. It’s builder  Slomo_1994 would eventually go onto to become the Line Manager for the Beagle West Line in early May 2021 but would transfer to the Husky East Line at the end of the month.

Players at Husky East Station.

The month of May would prove to be one of the busiest in the Sur 4 networks history, with 5 stations opening that month. First was Hibernia Station for the Beagle North Line, followed by Tent Station for the Beagle East Line. The first ever dual main line station opening was held at the end of the month, seeing Aquarius and Fir Stations open for the Beagle South Line. Their builder  Montenator would take up the mantle of Beagle South Line manager after the opening. At the very end of the month, Skelleton123 would open the fourth station on the Husky West Line, Oak Town Station.

June and July would see more steady progress for the SRN, with Montenator opening Nova Station in June at the base of  Nonium. And July would see Slomo_1994 open Marble Heights Station as well as the Sethrum Branch Line station. This month would also see construction begin on the Husky Southwest branch lines, connecting various points of intertest in the south west of Husky to the main lines. The Stump > Arklantis > Lotus branch line would also continue to be worked on, spearheaded by  FangsofAmber and  kfr291.

As of July 2021 the Survival 4 network has already grown to be the largest in terms of main line stations, and aims to keep expanding in the coming months and further develop the infrastructure on both Survival 4 worlds.

Stations

Husky

• Grand Central Station

North Line

• North Station
• Wanari Station
• Makna Station
• Dry Banks Station

East Line

• East Station
• Forest Hall Station
• Seaside Station
• Marble Heights

South Line

• South Station
• Alpine Station

West Line

• West Station
• SRN HQ
• Nimwald Station
• Oak Town Station

Beagle

• Grand Central Station

North Line

• North Station
• Chaincastle Station
• Hibernia Station

East Line

• East Station
• Alina Station
• Tent Station

South Line

• South Station
• Aquarius Station
• Fir Station
• Nova Station

West Line

• West Station
• Canopy Station
• Mountain Station