| French Projects for the 1900 game; My plausible insanity? | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 8 2011, 10:38 AM (398 Views) | |
| JBK | Jun 8 2011, 10:38 AM Post #1 |
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Dakar-Algiers Railroad There were at some point in time actually plans for this rail road. I think the main reason for building it is that it would cut the time it takes to travel from Dakar to Algiers, and thus on to France. It would also stimulate trade and make it easier to haul large amounts of raw materials down from Senegal to France. There also is a strategic dimension, as it allows troops to be quickly deployed throughout Africa. Overal it would increase the speed with which the natives are "civilised" considerably. Does this seem realistic? Southern Part ![]() Northern Part ![]() Estimated Length: 5500km Estimated Costs: (Trans Australian Railroad: 1600km = £4,045,000) So estimated cost of this would be: £13,904,687 Build Time: two years of survey and five teen years of building |
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| Simon Darkshade | Jun 8 2011, 12:45 PM Post #2 |
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Nefarious Swashbuckler
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A trans-Saharan railway, for such it would be, would cost a bit more than comparable Australian projects due to the increased possibility of unrest/disruption. There was a thread on AH.com about it a few months ago; search for 'trans Saharan railway'. While you are there, a decent TL to hunt down for France in this era is called 'Pour La Couer'. |
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| JBK | Jun 8 2011, 01:29 PM Post #3 |
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I looked it up and everyone seems to agree that there are plenty reasons to build this line, but that it would cost allot of money and would be tough. The real problem seems to be to make the line economically viable after it is built. What kind of trade would go up and down the line? I would Imagine: -people -salt -iron ore to France? -fish to central Africa? -gold from Mali? -Granite from Mali? -Iron ore, tin, copper from Mali? (special mines would have to be built as it is hard to get at and even in our time not mined) Would this trade be enough to sustain the line in maintenance costs? And would the line take over part of Dakar's sea going trade? |
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| Doctor_Strangelove | Jun 8 2011, 08:21 PM Post #4 |
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Edited by Doctor_Strangelove, Nov 11 2016, 07:58 AM.
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