Mongo Island

Author's Comments: Welcome to Mongo Island! When Discovered at the end of the 17th Century, Mongo Island was unpopulated, but soon after the island was colonized. Until 1865 the land was cultivated by slaves. You have been assigned by the Government to built and run a 3 ft. 6 in. Narrow gauge railway system in order to improve communications, and thereby bring new prosperity to the colony. Originally, the economic system was based on agricultural feudalism, but huge iron deposits, and later on other minerals discovered in the mountains, will transform Mongo Island into an important industrial area. Still, the main problem is the lack of a railway system!

I suggest the player to start with a small railway from Port Elizabeth to Newton, to bring imported goods from the port. to the inland.. After a few years to consolidate your company, you can start building the coastal trunk line to Garrick. and Southport. The Port Elizabeth area is a huge urban center, so there should be plenty of mail and passengers to carry to and from the provinces. By 1920 or so, the whole system should be built, and by this time it will take approximately 100 trains to run it. Note:: Until 1954 only steam locomotives are available, and from mid 1956 steam is out, and as more classes becomes available, the diselization begins. No electric trains will be available.