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Imaguan Government Railways

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Reporting mark	IGR
Locale	Imagua
Dates of operation	1867–1981
Track gauge	2 ft (610 mm)
Headquarters	Cuanstad, Imagua and the Assimas

Imaguan Government Railways (Etrurian: Ferrovie del governo imaguano) was the sole railway operator on the island of Imagua, operation from 1867 until its closure in 1981. (TBC)

History

Establishment

Since the first factories opened in Cuanstad in the early nineteenth century, there were calls from owners of sugar plantations in the Glen Valley to build a rail line from Cuanstad to go up the valley in order to help deliver their crops to market faster than either sailing down the Glen River or using horse and cart.

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Golden age

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In 1919, Imaguan Government Railways began a major expansion to the Glen Valley Line, with the intention to extend the line from New Lumbridge to Saint-André in Saint Hubert's, which was meant to provide Imagua with a true "coast-to-coast" line. By 1924, the first phase of the extension was opened, connecting it to Westgate, as well as a branch line to Wuburuku.

However, the golden age of Imaguan Government Railways came to an end in 1926 when the Great War put an end to any expansion of the network, as all effort was put into defending Imagua and the Assimas from foreign attack.

Decline

A train going through Richmond, 1939

Following the end of the Great War, the Imaguan Government Railways initially planned to resume construction on their expansion, but with the outbreak of the Solarian War, these plans were put to a halt. By the conclusion of the Solarian War, the Imaguan government was more interested in investing in the nation's road infrastructure.

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Routes

Imaguan Government Railways operated three primary routes, which were:

• Glen Valley Line, which ran from New Lumbridge to Cuanstad, and had eight stations, excluding:
  • Sanlow Spur, which ran from Sanlow to Conington
  • Wuburuku Spur, which ran from Wuburuku to New Lumbridge, serving Wuburuku, Nearon, and New Lumbridge
  • Saint-Andre Line, which was only completed from Westgate to New Lumbridge, serving Westgate, Redwater, Nearon, and New Lumbridge
• Western Line, which ran from Nua Taois to Cuanstad, and had seventeen stations, excluding:
  • Wensley Spur, which ran from Wensley to Baldwin, serving Wensley, Chesterfield, and Baldwin
• Southern Line, which ran from Bellmare to Cuanstad, and had nine stations, excluding:
  • Gormsey Spur, which ran from Gormsey to Lundholm

At its peak in 1924, Imaguan Government Railways operated forty stations, with six stations planned to be built.

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