The Franchise Game

[jvassie]

Recently, after thinking a lot about England's Railways and the various TOC's, i had an idea to create an OTTD multiplayer game, where each player owns a company, that has rights to operating a franchise, ie a route between City A and City B, through Town A, Village A and Town B, for example. In order for you to participate, you must choose one of the routes listed below, not already taken by a player/company, and write a proposal, describing briefly how you intend to operate the franchise, ie company name and code, network details, fleet details, etc. When you have submitted a proposal, and if you are accepted, you will then need to download the zipped file with my ottd version, along with newgrf files needed, config etc. With each Franchise, you have the rights to operate a service at that town or city, also giving you the freedom to operate buses there if you wish to.

Here are the list of Franchises to choose from, and their current company/player.

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Red Line - Operated by: Faith Gone Wild [FGW] (Andel)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Hudston
Dedham
Denington
Nundbourne
Pennwell Ridge
Tanford
Fadinghall
Bundingworth
Pennton
Overnwell
Ponbourne
Catfingburg

Yellow Line - Operated by: Skeed Corp Railways [SCR] (weirdy)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Great Hinston
Cardtown
Hadworth
Wrinfield
Lunington
Nuntfingbridge
Wondworth
Chinninghead Cross
Pleningville
Wuntfingwell City
Chintown
Binburg Springs
Trendingbury

Green Line - Operated by: McIntosh Railways [MCR] lws1984)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Barnton
Grendinghall
Lentfingbridge
Slindborough
Wudinghead Cross
Wonnpool
Wahill
Prindinghall
Mentfingburg
Grinnville
Frindhattan
Trinburg
Drutfingbridge
Fort Branville
Tutfingway-on-Sea
Shordinghall
Flenningstone
Kentfingley

Pink Line - Operated by: Zernebok Trains Inc. [ZBK] (Owen Rudge)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Keston
Flinnpool Bridge
Gentfingbridge
Garninghall
Flutfingfield
Rindingbury
Narnway-On-Sea
Seborough Market
Wundingwood
Trendham
Hardhattan

Turquoise Line - Operated by: Connexxions South Eastern [CSE] (JVassie)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Great Hinston
Cardtown
Sanhall
Kendwood
New Pinningwell
Chonston
Sentfingfield
Trudingham
Wondworth
Tardhill
Edingfinhall City
Little Sluntfingfield
Dreningwell
Minnley
Bendington
Wudingworth
Tranville

Blue Line - Operated by: North Eastern Railway Ltd. [NER] (Ameecher)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Grendinghall
Gunningville
Grendinghead
Chartfingley Market
Fort Fronwood
Wrenbury
Kinnpool
Great Treninghall
Flentfinghill
Condwood
Getfingway-On-Sea
Pinnville
Praningbury
Nunington
Fluningbury
Pindingbury
Tenningville
Sondwood
Kennway

Purple Line - Operated by: Sacro North Purple [SNP] (Sacro)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Chunhill
Graningstone-On-Sea
Monningstone Bay
Watfinghill
Keningstone
Marnford
Grenpool
Saburg
Wendtown
Frinham
Little Slinnley
Sadston
Kendington
Fadingtown
Wontfingburg Springs
Nanton
Tuntfinghill
Lenington
Plonningstone Bay
Fort Wondinghattan
Frinningstone

Beige Line - Operated by: ArchAngel Networks [AAN] (jonty-comp)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Teston
Kedhead
Flonnwell
Dundingworth Falls
Binningstone Bay
Ronbourne
Treningbury
Pronnway
Brudinghall
Fludingworth
Slendington
Little Slinnley
Sadston
Kendington

Black Line - Operated by: South Coast Trains [SCT] (Griff)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Teston
Kedhead
Wronnington
Bendingtown
Flunningbury
Fradingworth
Prunton
Plenningstone-On-Sea
Pinford
Drenningpool Falls
Nondingtown
Chetfingley
Chonston
Sentfingfield
Drundingtown
Kendwood
Sanhall

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Please post your proposal using the following template:

Playername:
Franchise Colour:
Company Name:
Company Code (3 letters):
Network Details:


Fleet Details:



Your Aims:




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Bington Terminii:

Bington Victoria - Operated by Blue and Green
Bington Metropolitan - Operated by Turquoise, Red and Yellow
Bington X - Operated by Pink
Bington Y - Operated by Black and Beige
Bington Z - Operated by Purple


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More info will be added soon

Please post all questions and i shall answer them.

James

[jvassie]

Other Info:

(My version of OTTD will be uploaded here, along with newgrfs)

[Ameecher]

What are the main grfs you would use? Also, to make this work really well you need some sort of subsidiaries/co-op so that players can share stations. I assume it will be on a server. I dunno, needs a bit more explanation I think.

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My Proposal

Blue Line - Operated by: North Eastern Railway Ltd. [NER] (Ameecher)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Grendinghall
Gunningville
Grendinghead
Chartfingley Market
Fort Fronwood
Wrenbury
Kinnpool
Great Treninghall
Flentfinghill
Condwood
Getfingway-On-Sea
Pinnville
Praningbury
Nunington
Fluningbury
Pindingbury
Tenningville
Sondwood
Kennway

Proposal will follow, just staking my claim

I propose that my company will run express trains from on the following routes:

Bington > Guningville > Getfingway-on-Sea > Pinnville > Nunington
Bington > Charfingley Market> Getfingway-on-Sea > Tenningville > Sondwood > Kennway
Bington > Guningville > Fort Fronwood
Bington > Charfingley Market > Great Trenighall > Condwood

Semi-express services on the following routes:

Bington > Charfingley Market> Getfingway-on-Sea > Tenningville
Bington > Grendinghall > Guningville > Grendinghead > Charfingley Market > Fort Fronwood
Flentfinghill > Great Trenighall > Kinnpool > Wrenbury > Charfingley Market > Getfingway-on-Sea

Local services on the following routes:

Nunington > Praningbury > Pinnville
Pindingbury > Fluningbury > Pinnville
Bington > Grendinghall > Guningville

Rolling Stock:

Express services will use the latest rolling stock with the fastest/most powerful locos available.
Semi-express services will use the secondary express locos or cascaded express locos.
Local services will use smaller tender locos, tank engines, multiple units or small diesel locos.

Stations:

Bington station will be the main station on the network with 8 platforms (initially) with 5, 6tile long platforms and 3, 4 tile long platforms to the north of the main platforms. The station will be called Bington Victoria
Gunningville will have 4 through platforms (2 each way) and 2 bay platforms facing towards Bington.
Pinnville with 6 platforms. 2 through on the Nunington line, 2 on the Sondwood line and 2 more for local services to terminate.
Chartfingley Market will be a triangular junction with initially 2 platforms, 4 on the line to Getfingway on sea, 2 on the line to Condwood and 2 on the link line between the two lines.

My aims: to provide a high quality express service from the 6 major towns on the map with good connections from smaller towns to the express services. To try and do every journey with as little number of changes as possible.

[Moriarty]

If it's just a passenger game, can't you turn industries off?
Personally I'd probably have just made big boxes over areas and said "operate in this area". That way there's more freedom than pre-chosing the routes.
But I do like the idea. Maybe I'll try something like it with the subsidies patch on a nightly.

[jvassie]

If it's just a passenger game, can't you turn industries off?
Personally I'd probably have just made big boxes over areas and said "operate in this area". That way there's more freedom than pre-chosing the routes.
But I do like the idea. Maybe I'll try something like it with the subsidies patch on a nightly.

The routes arent already predefined, possibly a bad display on my part, but the lines just show a possible connection between the cities that Franchise can operate in, track configurations on sectors that you operate on your own are completely up to you.

[jvassie]

Playername: JVassie
Franchise Colour: Turquoise
Company Name: Connexxion South-Eastern
Company Code (3 letters): CSE
Network Details:
-Terminus Stations at Bington, Wondworth, Little Sluntfingfield and Sentfingfield.
-SE Loop between Sanhall and Bendington, all stops services.
-All stops services between Bington and Wondworth, Little Sluntfingfield and Sentfingfield.
-Intercity services between Bington and Little Sluntfingfield and Sentfingfield.
-Shuttle Commuter trains between Bington and Sanhall.

Fleet Details:
-Intercity Trains are the premium services, the best locomotives will be used to operate these.
-Local Trains are often Multiple Units, all stops services.
-Commuter Trains are quick and small, operating at high frequency.


Your Aims:
To provide efficient services to the South-Eastern region at low costs, whilst still maintaining high standards.

[Griff]

Playername: Ben Griffin
Franchise Colour: Black
Company Name: South Coast Trains
Company Code (3 letters): SCT

Network Details:
Intercity - Bington to Sanhall
Local (Branch) - Prunton to Plenningstone on Sea
Local - Sentfingfield to Sanhall
Local - Sentfingfield to Hendwood
Local/Semi Express - Bington to Sanhall
Semi Express - Bendingtown to Sentfingfield

Fleet Details:
Steam Trains

Your Aims:

South Coast Trains aims to provide regular, ontime and cheap services throughout the network with up to date trains and stations

[jvassie]

Ok, so far we have 4 players operating 4 franchises, were looking for more pople, so if your interested, then please post a proposal soon, before the remaining franchises are bid for by exisiting companies

[andel]

I offer to operate the red line. I will do this by running 1 train along the lines with a small feeder service to the junction. I will not give explanations as to any delays or cancelled services nor will I offer a trolley service. If anyone complains I reserve the right to ban them from my trains. I will bribe any local authority and come hell or high water I will win.

Train Company: Andelistan For Gold Weiners
3letter Op code: FGW

Hows that?

[SkeedR]

I have yellow then.
Weirdo's Corp <<< IGNORE... I wanna be SCR - Skeed Corp Railways.
Eh.

[lws1984]

Green Line Proposal

McIntosh Railways (MCR)

Services:

Express:
Bington - Prindinghall - Tuftingway-On-Sea
Bington - Prindinghall - Mentingburg - Shordinghall

Local:
Bington - Tuftingway-On-Sea (all stops)
Bington - Kentfingley (all stops)

Branchlines:
Lentfingbridge - Slindborough - Lentfingbridge - Wudinghead Cross - Wonnpool - Wahill


McIntosh Railways aims to run quick, efficient service, using a variety of rolling stock, locos, and MU's. We like being nice to cities, and plan to offer bus routes into the center of town from the train station, if it is a sufficiently large town.

[jonty-comp]

Playername: Jonty

Franchise Colour: Beige (Apparently)

Company Name: ArchAngel Networks (Don't sue me Harold)

Company Code (3 letters): AAN

Network Details:
Line terminii at Bington (Shared with Griff), Hendington, Treninbury and (initially) Flundingworth*.
Express terminus at Binningstone Bay / Pronnway and Bington, probably to be extended later on.

* The cost to build a bridge from Flundingworth to start with will probably be too high, so it will be a line extension until funds are collected.
Likewise, there won't be a bridge to Ronbourne and Treninbury.

Fleet Details:
Um, fast passenger trains from Bington to Binningstone Bay, which will probably be extended later. Cheaper but more frequent trains stopping at all the small stops!

Your Aims:
To provide an invaluable rail service to the South-West coast at an affordable price!

[Sacro]

Purple Line Proposal...

Sacro North Western (SNW)

Main terminus at Hendington.

Local lines:
Lenington to Fort Wondinghatten
Heningston to Marnford

A circular service around the loop, going both ways.

Expresses from Bington to Hendington

Fleet: the latest available.

Aim: To shift people around the north west!

[orudge_roaming]

Pink Line - Operated by: ------ [TAG] (player)

Operating Rights in
Bington
Keston
Flinnpool Bridge
Gentfingbridge
Garninghall
Flutfingfield
Rindingbury
Narnway-On-Sea
Seborough Market
Wundingwood
Trendham
Hardhattan

Please post your proposal using the following template:

Playername: Owen Rudge
Franchise Colour: Pink
Company Name: Zernebok Trains, Inc.
Company Code (3 letters): ZBK
Network Details: The main line runs from Bington to Weston, where it will split into the West and East Main Lines, to serve communities either side of the mountains.


Fleet Details: I intend to run local services between some of the smaller towns, as well as high speed express services from Bington to key cities in the network, as time progresses.



Your Aims: World domination!

[NCarlson]

Oops, looks Owen beat me to it. Any procedures in place for competing bids? I could take a franchise for Bington city services if you wanted to make it separate from other operators.

I'll take pink then
Playername: Bureaucromancer
Franchise Colour: Pink
Company Name: North Rail
Company Code (3 letters): NRL
Network Details: Two armed network focussed on Bington, closely following franchise conditions. Initial focus is suburban service, with express to follow as funds allow.

Fleet Details: Electrified fleet, with focus on MUs. High speed units may be used as possible.

Your Aims: The networks primary focus is to be economic development of the region, with the goal of increasing long term return on investment. As such local transit services will be provided in all areas where possible. Express service will focus on comfort and speed, and will be proided between all key destinations. Goods traffic will emphasize regional economic development, and so will tend to result in large movements of consumer goods. Overall, the companies primary focus is passenger traffic, with a focus on high quality regional and commuter services.

[SkeedR]

Where'd it go!?

[Ameecher]

Where'd it go!?

The MiniIN was desyncing so much that it became almost impossible for some players to play, ie, everyone except Lewis and I.

[jvassie]

Where'd it go!?

The MiniIN was desyncing so much that it became almost impossible for some players to play, ie, everyone except Lewis and I.

So instead, they made their own game copy of my idea, limited it to 5 people without telling me so...

[Ameecher]

Well you weren't about and we wanted to play so got on with it.

[jonty-comp]

Also, I'm not sure if I want to host the server next time. It seems I'm not a very good host.