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<div style="float:left;margin:0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0;">[[File:USAT Thomas H. Barry (AP-45).jpg|150px]]</div> The '''SS ''Steja djal Scipia''''' was a [[Tyreseia|Tyreseian]] {{wp|ocean liner}} that caught fire and ran aground in the late evening hours of August 17th, 1938, en route from [[Leonople]], [[Perateia]] to [[New Tyria]], [[Tyreseia]] via Pelias, [[Vardana]]. Of the 941 passengers and crew aboard, 472 perished, making the fire the worst maritime disaster in Tyreseian history up to that point. Despite being manufactured as a tourism-based passenger vessel, the ''Steja djal Scipia'' was almost immediately pressed into service as an emigrant liner as a result of civil conflict and ethnic tension along her route. The vessel gained a reputation for dedication to reliably transporting ethnic Perateians and other refugees away from Vardana to safety in Perateia or Tyreseia. Along with this reputation came a series of dubiously-safe modifications to increase passenger capacity. Such modifications likely greatly endangered the ship, turning her into a floating matchbox. While on a routine voyage back to New Tyria, the ''Steja djal Scipia'' caught alight off the city of Oñulba on the night of August 17, 1938, with the loss of over half of her passengers and crew thanks to mass confusion, poor modifications, years of neglect and faults in her original design. What started the fire was never determined by authorities; as such, theories abound. Causes from Invictist sabotage to faulty construction and even freak weather conditions have been blamed. Regardless, the disaster was instrumental in forcing Tyreseian maritime safety standards to change in coming years. The high death toll, in spite of the ship's proximity to shore, was blamed on faulty design and crew incompetence. In the wake of the fire, the Tyreso-Periclean Line was investigated by the Tyreseian government and the League of Neptune was forced to reconstruct it under a new name, Tanit Line. ('''[[SS Steja djal Scipia (1932)|See more...]]''')
<div style="float:left;margin:0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0;">[[File:CR400AF-2033_at_Motan_(20190421101411).jpg|150px]]</div> The '''East Line''' ({{wp|Hessian dialects|Brumenese}}: ''Ostlinie'', {{wp|Finno-Ugric languages|Lush}}: ''Keleti Vonal''), commonly referred to as the '''Dinsmark - Alexandropolis Corridor''', is a {{wp|high-speed rail}} (HSR) line in [[Ajax|East Belisaria]] that is part of the continent's larger [[High-speed rail in East Belisaria|interconnected HSR network]]. It is served by the [[Continental Comet Consortium|Comet]], a HSR service owned by the [[Continental Comet Consortium]] (C3), a {{wp|consortium}} established by various railway corporations from [[Brumen]] and [[Drevstran]]. The East Line begins its service at Südbahnhof in Dinsmark the capital city of [[Brumen]], which also serves as its terminus & depot. It terminates in the city of [[Alexandropolis]], the capital of [[Mesogeia]]. There are two types of services: the slower ''Astro'' line which stops at all stations along the corridor, and the faster ''Sage'' line which only stops at certain stations. The ''Astro'' line is serviced by {{wp|China Railway CRH6|Blitz 2 NG}} trainsets, with a service speed of 220km/h it is the slowest of all Comet service lines. ''Sage'' lines are serviced by {{wp|Fuxing (train)|Blitz 4}} trainsets, with a service speed of 380km/h making it the fastest HSR service provided by the Comet. Talks of a HSR network between the two neighboring countries began since 1991 when both governments signed a {{wp|memorandum of understanding}} (MoU) which laid the groundwork for a fully integrated HSR network between [[Brumen]] and [[Drevstran]]. The Dinsmark - Angrast Corridor, now considered as Phase 1 of the project, commenced operation in 11 May 1994. Since then it has expanded its coverage to include Beredino in 2005 and [[Alexandropolis]] in 2006.
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The East Line (Brumenese: Ostlinie, Lush: Keleti Vonal), commonly referred to as the Dinsmark - Alexandropolis Corridor, is a high-speed rail (HSR) line in East Belisaria that is part of the continent's larger interconnected HSR network. It is served by the Comet, a HSR service owned by the Continental Comet Consortium (C3), a consortium established by various railway corporations from Brumen and Drevstran. The East Line begins its service at Südbahnhof in Dinsmark the capital city of Brumen, which also serves as its terminus & depot. It terminates in the city of Alexandropolis, the capital of Mesogeia. There are two types of services: the slower Astro line which stops at all stations along the corridor, and the faster Sage line which only stops at certain stations. The Astro line is serviced by Blitz 2 NG trainsets, with a service speed of 220km/h it is the slowest of all Comet service lines. Sage lines are serviced by Blitz 4 trainsets, with a service speed of 380km/h making it the fastest HSR service provided by the Comet. Talks of a HSR network between the two neighboring countries began since 1991 when both governments signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which laid the groundwork for a fully integrated HSR network between Brumen and Drevstran. The Dinsmark - Angrast Corridor, now considered as Phase 1 of the project, commenced operation in 11 May 1994. Since then it has expanded its coverage to include Beredino in 2005 and Alexandropolis in 2006.

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