Aesthetic Rail Network: Bridges of the World, v1
A whole world rail loop, prioritising aesthetics by including many bridge designs, often inspired by bridges in the real world.
My video tour of the megaprint can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWIxem9fMnk
Although I focused on aesthetics here, this megaprint's rail network is deliberately very barebones. I usually create small branch lines when they're needed, so I may create another version of this at some point with more coverage. I also didn't want to assume what sort of length your trains would be, or what side of the tracks you prefer to use. So, I have intentionally removed all of the signals, and have included only a small number of example train station locations.
Some of the real world bridges that were used as inspiration for this rail loop include the:
- Pingtang Bridge
- Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Seri Wawasan Bridge
- Rialto Bridge
- Sunniberg Bridge
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge
- Yachi Railway Bridge
- Ouse Valley Viaduct
- Millau Viaduct
- Humber Bridge (and the Golden Gate Bridge)
- etc.
Everything has been painstakingly built using vanilla parts, and vanilla methods. So no mods are needed for this. The vast majority of the loop is also aligned to the world grid, with the exception of any curves, and a couple of locations where a 2m offset or half foundations are sometimes used (such as for the main span of the Seri Wawasan inspired bridge).
I've done my best to avoid interfering with power slugs, artifacts, drop pods, and resource nodes. These bridges were all built in my main save, and then copied across to a clean save so that I could double check them. But if you find any locations where the megaprint is obstructing something, please let me know and I'll see what adjustments I can make. Two instances I'm aware of: the tracks go just either side of a Limestone node in the rocky desert, and just avoid a Caterium node in the dune desert. It's still perfectly possible to put miners on those nodes, but you'll be a bit more restricted with how you build around them.
Small note: your browser might freeze for a second or two when pasting the megaprint into your save on the interactive map (mine certainly does), so just give it a moment to complete :) (this megaprint is pretty huge after all!)
- Items count 64.614
- Coordinates 29.800 / -21.000
- Only paste on original location No
- Categorie Architecture Exterior decorations Tracks system World Grid Aligned
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Rating
4 / 5
- Build version 211.839
- Author mynamesleon
- Scarica (2.728x) Scarica
- File size 2,09 MB
- Created on 06/feb/2023 14:07:53
- Pilastro di calcestruzzo grande 18.844
- Fondazione 4m 6.743
- Passerella industriale dritta 6.693
- Fondazione 2m 5.876
- Pilastro di metallo piccolo 3.216
- Pilastro di calcestruzzo piccolo 2.848
- Trave di metallo 2.539
- Fondazione 1m 1.458
- Telaio di fondazione 1.455
- Connettore per travi 1.062
- Telaio di fondazione in vetro 1.010
- Rampa doppia 2m 969
- Rotaie 913
- Pilastro di metallo grande 831
- Quarter pipe invertito 611
- Parete inclinata 8m 606
- Parete semplice 4m 603
- Mezza fondazione 4m 596
- Linea elettrica 575
- Presa a parete Mk.1 541
- Telaio di pilastro grande 534
- Rampa doppia 4m 499
- Parete rampa invertita 8m 469
- Incrocio a T di passerelle industriali 437
- Scale di passerelle industriali 395
- Parete rampa 8m 349
- Rampa doppia 8m 263
- Angolo di passerelle industriali 227
- Parete semplice 1m 216
- Connettore per travi doppio 215
- Rampa invertita 1m 209
- Ringhiera moderna 179
- Mezza fondazione 2m 178
- Rampa di passerelle industriali 154
- Rampa invertita 4m 149
- Finestra con telaio ad esagoni 112
- Supporto per condotte 106
- Quarter pipe 98
- Condotta Mk.1 94
- Interruttore dello scambio ferroviario 94
- Mezza fondazione 1m 93
- Rampa 4m 90
- Incrocio di passerelle industriali 85
- Tetto 2m 56
- Condotta Mk.2 (senza indicatore) 50
- Scala a pioli 41
- Tetto 1m 39
- Rampa 2m 38
- Lampione 38
- Rampa invertita 2m 37
- Rampa 1m 35
- Piattaforma merci 32
- Stazione ferroviaria 32
- Rampa angolare in salita 4m 28
- Tetto piano 28
- Parete con porta centrale 27
- Estensione d'angolo esterna 2m 25
- Angolo in salita invertito 1m 24
- Estensione d'angolo interna 2m 21
- Parete rampa 4m 21
- Finestra con telaio 21
- Parete con porta a lato 19
- Fondazione 2m 18
- Griglia a rampa invertita 17
- Angolo in salita invertito 4m 16
- Tetto 4m 15
- Fondazione 2m 13
- Palo elettrico Mk.2 13
- Rampa 1m 12
- Rampa invertita 1m 12
- Griglia a pavimento 12
- Illuminazione a soffitto 12
- Foro da parete per condotte 10
- Parete rampa invertita 2m 8
- Parete rampa 1m 8
- Parete rampa invertita 1m 8
- Cancello automatico 8
- Angolo in discesa invertito 4m 7
- Estensione d'angolo interna 1m 4
- Estensione d'angolo esterna 1m 4
- Rampa angolare in discesa 4m 4
- Parete rampa invertita 4m 4
- Tetto 4m 3
- Rampa angolare in salita 2m 2
- Parete rampa 2m 2
- Rampa angolare in salita 1m 1
- Incrocio di passerelle 1
- M.A.M. 1
- Banco da lavoro 1
- Officina 1
- Calcestruzzo 218.519
- Trave di acciaio 18.361
- Barra di ferro 17.170
- Lamiera di ferro 13.149
- Filo 2.553
- Cavo 2.190
- Filorapido 1.058
- Tubo di acciaio 925
- Telaio modulare pesante 320
- Computer 320
- Silice 266
- Lamiera di rame 194
- Motore 160
- Plastica 50
- Connettore ad alta velocità 12
- Lamiera di ferro rinforzata 5
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Reeceoooo - 09/apr/2024 15:32:49
I just downloaded this. trying to use the left side of the track and it is seriously impossible for me to figure out where the signals go. If possible can you give me the signal layout?? Because i really want to use this and i just cant get the signals right
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Doctor Tee - 25/mag/2023 22:23:12
Absolutely beautiful, and works wonderfully.
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CaptObvious666 - 18/feb/2023 22:41:13
Just installed it and it looks great suggestions... Connect all the power grids, lighting is seperate from rails make 2 versions, left or right, each with half the train stations
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JustNice - 16/feb/2023 13:21:02
Fantastic work! Can't wait to see more from you!
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AtomPilzKuchen - 06/feb/2023 18:04:37
100% Great Job Perfection in every way