Drighton - Kluatau Railway

The Drighton - Kluatau Railway runs from Drighton's Grenner Terminal to Kluatau's De Bedroma Terminal. Both terminals, often located at the end of their respective country's line, hold freight yards spanning (give or take) 3 miles. The line was opened in 1948 during the height of the Kluatau - Drighton Relations.

The Drighton - Kluatau Railway, also known as the Drighton- Kluatau Government Railway and the Drish - Klut Railway at various times, was constructed between 1945 and 1951 under the supervision of Somering Lane, the General Manager of the Federated Drighton States Railway and was opened from the Kluatauan Terminus in De Bedroma to Grenner in two sections, De Bedroma to Bankyt on the 15th November 1947 and Bankyt to Grenner on 10th April 1948. An extension line was then created to Henting in 1951 due to high demand.

The Drighton - Kluatau Government Railway opened its first line from De Bedroma to Bankyt, a distance of 802 miles, on 15th November 1948. The line was extended from Bankyt to Grenner in 1949. As it was not feasible to make an end-on connection this line would branch off from the line to Bankyt just to the south of the Grenner station and goods yard. To avoid the necessity of trains having to reverse into the station a new station was planned 26 chains further south. The new station opened when the first section of the extension opened to Henting at the end of 1949.

## Architecture

The architecture of the stations on the DKR mainly consist of Victorian/gothic styled buildings. , usually triple or double track.

## The Tetrad War

During the Tetrad War, the railway was used extensively for military vehicles, bombs, munitions and weapons, but had to cut the run short as the terminal at De Bedroma had been bombed during the war by Ocli. So they had to stop at a nearer station until Ocli had invaded half of Kluatau, which Drighton had to stop transporting the weapons. There was an accident where an Oclian fighter plane had mistaken a Drish express train with a munitions train, and shot it.

## Incidents

On 3 November 1949, an elderly man fell asleep on a bench at Kialt station while waiting for a train, and a signal man later discovered the man had died.

On 7 September 1951, a man named William Gold crashed his car into the railway gate at the crossing near Pask station. A car wheel went over the foot of the gatekeeper who was later admitted to hospital.

On 9 January 1953, an Oclian fighter plane had mistaken a Drish express train with a munitions train and shot it. Nobody had died but many were injured.

On 20 December 1961, a Drish express engine fell into the river between Kluatau and Drighton, with 90 dieing.

## Station Order

### Kluatauan Territory

* De Bedroma
* Vinct
* Kialt
* Riang

### Drish Territory

* Jiaved
* Apiatu
* Pask
* Bandar
* Kalanpul
* Rregull
* Grenner
* Henting

## Rolling Stock

Older Engines / Steam Locomotives
Numbers: 1-35 (35 made)
Numbers: 36-40 (4 made)
 DKR Class 3
Numbers: 41-67 (26 made)
 DKR Class 4
Numbers: 68-79 (11 made)
 DKR Class 5
Numbers: 80-89 (9 made)
 DKR Class 6
Set Numbers: 90-102 (12 made)
 DKR Class 7
Set Numbers: 103-123 (20 made)
All in Service