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Last update:11 May 2016
Time limit - 1829-1957; Number of AI Players - 2.
Randomize landscape and Randomize locations features have been deactivated.
The game won’t force you to do anything.
As a result, you will be able to customize the gameplay.
For example, you have an opportunity to play each scenario without having to worry about the competition.
Here’s the list of main mission objectives.
Level one objectives:
- Make history by connecting Liverpool and Manchester, the world’s first railroad.
Important!You will have ONLY 20 years to complete objectives from the first level of the scenario.
As a result, you will have to be in a lot of hurry.
Also, you won’t be allowed to spend your money on some foolish constructions or buildings.
Thankfully, this is a much easier goal, so you won’t have any additional problems finishing it.
I’d strongly recommend that you start off in Wrexham.
As a result, you will have to build a lot of tunnels and other expensive structures.
Sadly, there’s no way for you to avoid this.
As for the connection itself, you’ve got two choices here.
You could try creating a shorter connection.
This would allow you to connect these cities (Liverpool and Manchester) in a straight line.
Alternatively, you could go for a longer connection that would include some of the surrounding factories.
For example, I was able to add a coal mine to my existing grid.
The choice is yours.
Just confirm that this operation doesn’t take too long.
You’re going to have to start receiving profits here (as soon as possible).
You’ll probably have more problems finishing this mission objective.
First of all, you shouldn’t sell your stocks at the beginning of the game.
Concentrate on a smaller number of connections.
ensure that they’re very profitable.
The objective here is quite obvious.
You will have to start earning a lot of money.
You won’t have to concentrate on the cities.
There are a lot of interesting objects in the area.
Some of these structures will acquire rare goods.
Wait for the right moment to make a move.
I’d strongly recommend buying all necessary shares at the same time.
Thankfully, you won’t have to worry about the competition here.
Your opponents will concentrate mostly on expanding into other territories.
This would allow you to add some of the factories to the existing grid.
LEVEL 2 - Railway Mania
You will have to complete all of these tasks by: 1922.
Thankfully, you will have much more time to complete these new objectives.
Let’s start by telling what has to be done here.
The goal is fairly obvious.
You won’t have to wait for the last minute to fulfill this mission objective.
You could do this much earlier, even in the early part of the game.
I have to warn you, though.
It would be wise to create a larger grid in the first place.
Thanks to that, you’ll have more profitable connections.
I guess I should warn you about something.
Computer players may try doing the same thing.
You will have to be careful.
verify that none of the AI players buys all shares of another railroad company.
If you notice that it’s happening, try buying the shares earlier.
Otherwise you would have to buy them out and that’s almost impossible at this point of the game.
Buying the shares will fulfill this mission objective.
You won’t have to do anything else here.
This is a very time-consuming objective, however you shouldn’t have any major problems finishing it.
First of all, you should already have a connection between Liverpool and Manchester.
Sadly, you’re going to have to build several other connections to reach the required cities.
It’ll be much easier to get to Birmingham.
All you have to do is to connect Birmingham with Manchester.
You could also consider creating a second connection - between Birmingham and Liverpool.
You would be able to use it in the future.
The choice is yours.
The most important thing here is that Birmingham is connected to one of the remaining cities.
You should also consider adding other towns and production facilities to your grid.
As a result, you would have to spend a lot of money to construct a proper connection.
I wouldn’t recommend moving your railway empire to these areas of the map.
You should be able to connect Birmingham with London without any other problems.
Like I’ve said before, it’s going to cost you a lot.
check that that you’ve finished the construction within a given time limit.
After that, proceed to the third level objectives, especially since some of them will be quite challenging.
You should consider creating a single connection between your existing grid and London.
Thanks to that, you wouldn’t have to create any additional lines here.
Don’t forget about the possibility of creating parallel tracks.
They should appear near Birmingham, so your train won’t have any delays here.
It would also be wise to set a high priority for this unit.
you’re able to do this by using the same window that allows you to create new connections.
One train should be carrying at least 3 carloads of mail.
Remember that you will be able to start off much sooner.
Also, I wouldn’t recommend adding carriages to the train while it’s heading towards London.
Remember that the most important thing here is to speed up this entire process.
Once you’ve delivered 20 carloads of mail, modify this connection.
This time you will be moving to Manchester.
Don’t forget to change the city in the parameters window!
You should also consider building a second tunnel between Manchester and Birmingham.
Thanks to that, you won’t have to worry about any unwanted delays.
Well… that’s it.
If you have started completing this task earlier, you shouldn’t have any problems finishing it.
- Set a new world speed record with the legendary A4 Mallard.
Important!You won’t be able to fulfill this objective in the early part of the game.
Once you’ve unlocked this locomotive, pause the game and take a closer look at your trains.
I would recommend modifying a connection between Birmingham and London.
If this doesn’t happen, you could consider creating a separate line that would go through mountain areas.
Thankfully, this shouldn’t be necessary.
You don’t have to worry about completing this objective too much.
Instead, verify that you have finished all of the remaining tasks.
- Build an industrial force to be reckoned with by attaining a net worth of L30 million.
You’ve had to deal with similar objectives during the previous scenarios of the game.
As a result, you shouldn’t have any major problems finishing this task.
All you have to do is to increase the value of your railroad empire to 30 million pounds.
Just double-check that you spend your money wisely.
Try and connect most of the cities, as well as some industrial facilities.
You should be able to fulfill this mission objective long before the time limit runs out.
Sadly, you won’t be able to break the speed record right away.
Instead, you will have to wait for the game to unlock a specific model - 4-6-2 A4.
This occurs during the final phase of this mission.
You won’t have to worry about them right away.
Sadly, there are only going to be a few of them, including Salisburty and Hastings.
Most of these cities will be very interesting.
You’ll find a lot of other town in these areas, as well as some industrial facilities.
I’d personally recommend that you choose Wrexham for your start city.
Sadly, you will have to deal with several difficulties.
As a result, you will have to focus your attention on a smaller number of connections.
verify that they’re highly profitable.
Plan your tracks carefully, so you won’t have to add any unnecessary bridges or tunnels.
I would recommend that you start off by creating a connection between Wrexham and Liverpool.
ensure that this investment will cost about 150 thousand pounds.
Both of these cities are quite large, so you’ll be able to proceed with the transportation process.
After that, you should consider connecting Llandrindod Wells to your tiny grid.
You won’t be able to transport passengers here.
Instead, check the demand window.
I’m sure that you’ll be able to find a proper factory in the area.
Keep adding other industrial buildings to your existing grinds.
Focus on these objects that will allow you to earn more money.
You shouldn’t spend too much money on the Wrexham-Liverpool connection.
verify that there’s only one small bridge here.
Don’t forget about the second main objective of this level of the scenario.
Like I’ve said before, you shouldn’t be selling your stocks.
Instead, try gathering more money.
Also, take a closer look at this area of the map.
You should be able to find a lot of mines, farms and other factory buildings here.
Keep adding them to your main grid.
You should also be able to create a few production chains.
This will allow you to increase your profits.
Don’t forget about the connected cities.
They will be expanding.
This means that new types of demands will be presented to you.
Try supplying the citizens with much needed goods.
Take a closer look at the northern area of the map, near Liverpool.
You should be able to find a larger number of factories here, mostly farms or mines.
It’s always a good thing to add these buildings to your existing grid.
ensure that you don’t lose any money on these connections.
The second big step will be to connect Manchester to your grid.
Additionally, be on a look out for new assignments.
Some of them are going to be quite easy.
There should be a lot of farms and mines near Liverpool.
see to it that you’ve connected some of these factories to your main grid.
You shouldn’t have any other problems with the level one objectives.
Let’s proceed with the second level.
The first thing you will have to do here is to create a connection with Birmingham.
This will allow you to fulfill a part of an important objective.
Additionally, this town will be demanding a lot of different resources to be delivered.
I’m sure that you know what this means.
You will be able to ship your goods there so that receive additional profits.
Also, you should take a closer look at your locomotives.
Keep purchasing new tracks and expand existing connections, so you’ll earn even more money on them.
This is very important, mostly because you would have to spend more of your cash on new connections.
It’s always better to modify the existing ones.
You should be able to create several new production chains.
Some of them may be quite interesting.
For example, I was able to begin the production of arms in Liverpool.
After that, I was selling them in Birmingham.
Also, don’t forget about the resources.
They will have to be delivered without any unwanted delays.
Try moving towards some of the unexplored areas of the map.
You should be able to find a few larger cities here - Nottingham, Peterborough or Cheltenham.
Keep adding other factories to your grid.
It’s best to create a few production chains to increase your income.
You should be able to begin production of steel and (later during the game) arms.
You mustn’t forget about the possibility of buying new locomotives.
You should also consider participating in several auctions.
This would allow you to acquire interesting inventions, as well as some of the currently used factories.
see to it that you’re choosing only the most interesting things.
It would be wise to create several additional connections.
Lincoln seems like a good idea.
I was selling my wool there and in return I was able to acquire textiles.
You will have to make a choice at some point of the game.
You could continue to expand into other territories or take a stab at modify your existing connections.
The second option is much cheaper, however you wouldn’t be able to upgrade all of them.
Don’t forget about your current objectives.
Thankfully, you shouldn’t have any major problems finishing these tasks.
Sooner or later, you will have to start thinking about moving towards London.
You will have to reach this city to get to fulfill one of the main objectives of this scenario.
You could try and add other towns from this area, however this won’t be necessary.
The choice is yours.
I’d recommend that you stick close to the central area of the map.
Sadly, connecting London to your existing grid is going to be quite expensive.
You will probably have to avoid other grids.
As a result, you’ll build more bridges.
You could try and expand into this new territory, however London is your only main objective.
Sid Meier’s Railroads!
October 17, 2006
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