But older were the plans for a “iron way” or “eisarneins wigs” from Ciniz to Lamorial, the EWCL. The company to make this plan into something more substantial was established just after the Imperial Lines and relayed heavily on the steam technics as developed in the University of Ciniz. In this company the countries of Ciniz, Unvar, Dohn, Cinfer and Gronbrunlar have a seat. They do also meet with the Imperial Lines and the other railroad companies to expand the planned lines.
Other railroad companies were established somewhat later.
The Salamandrian Is Line (SIL) was an enterprise from the merchants of Nieuw-Gamoor, who claimed to have the best -because oldest- steam engine technics.
The Tarnov Railroad Enterprises (TRE) tries to join both the SIL and the EWCL. This company, financed by the Duke of Dernëv, is a economic need for Tarnov. Without the line, the trade from the sea to Ciniz and further will take place from the harbours of Lamorial and Dohn. The trade from Vimeir will vanish, and so will the trade in Tarnov. However, without the technics and a good planning, the TRE hasn’t reached any goal yet.
In Overveer, the railroad plans are blocked by the politics of the guilds. It is yet undecided who should pay for the railroad and the trains. Besides, the trains in Overveer should run on oil from the Black Lakes, but the technics for steam from oil are not for production - yet.
The Taycha, not a real country, has shown interest in the railroad as well. The inhabitants see the railroad as a road to the future, a way to make it easy to go to the centre of modern culture: Ildritz.
A merchant from Topomeir has plans to lay a railroad to Dernian Landis, but this will stay a dream until the Dernian Landis open their borders.
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