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Posted: **Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:56 am**

Astyrian Hospitality,
Rombergian Tradition

Contents:
Train Layout
Payment and RSB Club Card
Routes and Map
Supplier Applications
Cuisine
Security
STOREFRONT USAGE LICENCE
Latest News

Operating out of Neustadt, Romberger Ståtsbahn (RSB) is the national railway operator of the Imperial Realm of Romberg, with connections to all the major cities within the nation, and is an affiliate of the Astyrian AstyRail group. RSB provides passengers with a fast, reliable and yet cheap alternative to air or road travel within the nation, and offers an excellent choice of transport to travellers arriving and leaving Romberg through one of the three main international airports.

What's so good about RSB?
With Astyrian hospitality renowned throughout the world and through the Rombergian tradition of friendliness and efficiency, customer service on board RSB is not only much higher than expected of the fares, but are indeed some of the best among the entire industry. We also take pride in our punctuality, with at least 95% of our trains arriving on time for every single stop on the journey. Passengers arriving at airport stations served by RSB can opt to have bags handled by dedicated baggage staff, both at the station of embarkation and station of disembarkation as well as change points in between.

Our customer service personnel are also professional and willing to help, making organization for night accommodation and any other activities in the city a hassle-free job for you. By choosing RSB, you would also automatically receive a 50% discount on all Rombergia flights to and from the region of Astyria and Romberg.

Fleet and Layout

As part of Astyrail, RSB uses the latest generation of high speed rail equipment derived from the Orbis rail systems 2E2-7 type electric locomotive, these 6,000hp electric locomotives are capable of running at 340km/h for sustained periods taking power from overhead AC or DC wires. The coaches are equally high tech steel monocoque coaches for high strength rather than simply lightweight which along with their dynamic air suspension, means they have an excellent ride with regards to passenger comfort with each car being air conditioned.

Trains operated by RSB are 6 car sets with 4 business, (coach class) cars seating 4 abreast, one restaurant car mounted mid way down the train, and one first class coach seating 3 abreast in wide seats with fully electric recline systems. Each seat, whether in first or coach class has a power hook up for powering of laptop computers and mobile phones. Adapters are available free of charge at station kiosks, and wifi is free and standard on all RSB trains.

There are two classes, simply marked Coach and First with Coach class seating 4 across and First class seating 3 across, with both classes having table seats and airline seats. Night time services have specialised sleeper cars, again with first class and second class sleeping cars. Sleeper trains however have the restaurant car at one end of the train, with 3 first class sleeper cars and 4 coach class sleeper cars. Standard daytime trains have the same number of cars, with the restaurant car located centrally between the first and coach class cars.

Payment and RSB Club Card

Tickets, Payment and booking

Payment for trips with RSB is possible by one of 3 ways, There are the traditional cash (Either Universal Standard Dollar, NS$, or Rombergian Krona, ◊) and card transactions, but also the Romberger StåtsBahnKlub Card (RSB Club Card, or RSB Card) or any other e-card from an Astyrail partner.

The RSB Card is a pre-loaded card that is topped up by cash, credit/debit card at stations or by telephone using a credit or debit card. RSB cards allow you to touch-in and touch out on local trips, as well as buying tickets for long distance trips with a 10% discount over regular cash or card purchased tickets for journeys on RSB trains, which unlike some travel cards, they can be used at ANY time, peak time or off peak, day or night week day or weekends. This discount does not stack with the 50% offered for Rombergia flights to Astyria though. RSB cards can also be used to book advanced travel tickets on line, when upon arriving at the station to commence your journey; just place your RSB card on the reader at the vending machine and your ticket would be printed off. Being part of Astyrail, RSB cards and their equivalents from other Astyrail carriers are valid across the Astyrail network. This allows users of other Astyrail equivalent cards to purchase tickets with their Astyrail e-cards, and RSB passengers to use their RSB cards when purchasing tickets on other Astyrail carriers.

Topping up a RSB card by NS$100 or more in one sitting, or travel using a RSB card 60 times in one month with a minimum journey length of 100km can earn you Romberger StåtsBahnKlub (RSBK) points; these RSBK points can be used to get a free travel return ticket on an off-peak or weekend travel, 1,000 points for a one way, 2,000 points for a return journey.

Being part of the Astyrail network, RSB accepts RSB tickets as well as tickets of any other ASTYRAIL carrier; these tickets are printed to a standard format, and valid for scheduled links on commuter airlines and passenger ferries that are operated by Astyrail connection partners to and from Astyria, allowing free transport between Romberg and Astyria.

Where to use RSB card.
With the RSB having a unified urban transit system, RSB cards and their Astyrail sister cards can be used on all public transport systems such as the bus networks that serve the different cities within Romberg as well as on RSB train services. This means that when you arrive at the end point of your journey with us, and need to get to your final destination, your RSB Card or Astyrail syster card can be used for those journeys too, so even if you have not got any Universal Standard Dollars or Rombergian Kronas to buy a ticket, you can still get around. Astyrail cards such as the RSB Card are not restricted to travel on routes to and from the railway station, but can be used on ANY bus or coach trip within the nation. In addition, upon showing a valid RSB card, booking of all flights between Romberg and Astyria can enjoy a 50% discount.

Dining Aboard RSB

Food choices onboard RSB trains are extensive, serving both worldwide cuisine and the best of Rombergian food, a combination of German, Scandinavian and Slavic favourites. These are always served to high quality equivalent to that of the average Rombergian restaurant at least, but for a low price, at the cheapest ◊5.00 (NS$4.00) for a main course. Of course, food quality is not affected one bit by the low price though, and would prove to not only be hearty and filling, but a satisfying experiences to the palate. We also have a wide range of drinks to select from, including alcohol products which are renowned worldwide. On the other side of things though, payment of the meals can be made with cash, credit or debit cards or even the RSB card, the same viper card that you used to buy the ticket, and whilst you are purchasing the food on your RSB card, earn RSBK Points to go towards your RSBK balance.

All food onboard is certified Kosher and Halal for those who need to eat items that comform to a specific faith requirement and is fully tracable through the Food Preperation and Location program, locally sourced through a dedicated supply chain. All animal products come from farms which practice the highest levels of animal welfare before they are slaughtered, and are certified to not contain any additives.

Security

As per Rombergian law and due to the lack of direct borders crossed by RSB trains, the security measures on RSB trains are lower than that of other AstyRail lines, but are enough nonetheless to protect the safety of all passengers. They include a mandatory check of a valid travel document onboard the train, mainly a valid drivers' license or identity card for Rombergian citizens or a passport for foreigners, as well as a RSB train ticket, and also a quick X-ray scan of each piece of luggage at the stations of departure and arrival. However, passengers do not need to arrive at the train station early, unlike airline flights. Each train has on board 2 Rail Police; these are part of the Rombergian Federal Police (Landspolizei) and are easily identified by their uniforms and are responsible for carrying out policing duties aboard the trains.

Passengers wishing to travel must have:
Valid Identity Document (Identity Card/Drivers' License for Rombergian citizens, passport for foreigners)
Valid Astyrail or RSB train ticket

Airport or port stations will not check passengers for valid travel documents; however the station complex is built beside the actual airport or port, where a check for a valid passport and boarding ticket would indeed take place.

Transportation of the following items are not permitted to be carried on RSB transportation services:
Firearms, Explosives, Radioactive or Biohazard material, other Weapons such as knives, Flammable liquids such as model aircraft fuel or lighter fluid. Alcohol is limited to not more than 1 bottle or 6-can pack of an alcoholic drink not purchased on the train or station, Tobacco is limited to 6 packs of 20 cigarettes; however the smoking of tobacco, marijuana or the use of artificial cigarettes are NOT PERMITTED on RSB services.

We Apologise for any inconvenience this may cause

Routes and Map

Route No.	End Station	Stopping at	End Station	Frequency
RSB 001	Holmgard (Airport)	Holmgard (Airport) -> Holmgard (City) -> Neustadt -> Ravenholm (City/Port) -> Königsberg (City/Airport)	Königsberg (City/Airport)	Every 30 mins
RSB 002	Königsberg (City/Airport)	Königsberg (City/Airport) -> Wolfenstein (City/Airport) -> Vyborg -> Sturmhåll (City/Port)	Sturmhåll (City/Port)	Every 30 mins
RSB 003	Holmgard (Airport)	Holmgard (Airport) -> Holmgard (City) -> Angenheim -> Orenburg -> Königsberg (City/Airport)	Königsberg (City/Airport)	Every 60 mins
RSB 004	Holmgard (Airport)	Holmgard (Airport) -> Holmgard (City) -> Rorikstad -> Vyborg -> Sturmhåll (City/Airport)	Sturmhåll (City/Airport)	Every 60 mins
RSB 005	Holmgard (Airport)	Holmgard (Airport) -> Holmgard (City) -> Kronstadt -> Ysborg -> Sturmhåll (City/Airport)	Sturmhåll (City/Airport)	Every 60 mins
RSB 006	Wolfenstein (City/Airport)	Wolfenstein (City/Airport) -> Åbysborg -> Rorikstad -> Ivarstad -> Ysborg -> Sturmhåll (City/Airport)	Sturmhåll (City/Airport)	Every 60 mins

Suppliers

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For businesses wishing to supply a service to or peripheral to Romberger StåtsBahn, be it a hotel service, catering vendor, or otherwise, please supply a roleplayed application giving details as to why you should be a supplier to RSB as well as services and products being offered, failure to do this will result in the application being given an extremely low priority.

Certified Official Suppliers

Corporate Partners

Suppliers

Rombergian Union of Breweries

Usage Licence

Additional storefronts of the Astyrail network are hereby given licence and open permission to use this storefront as a template, copy this storefront, or copy elements of this storefront hereby contained within. Nations wishing to use this licence must be in the region of Astyria or explicit permission gained otherwise. No action is to be taken if this store front is hereby copied by a member of the afore mentioned region known as Astyria when creating a partner scheme within Astyrail or explicit permission gained otherwise. This licence to use this storefront only applies to nations within Astyria unless requested by telegram to the Aurora Confederacy.

Click here to view nations outside Astyria authorised to use the storefront

Latest News

Cooperation with the Trans Polar Group expanded to include Trans Polar Airlines.

Posted: **Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:15 am**

TO: To the director of Romberg State Railways (RSB)
FROM: Vince Ellis, VIPER Transportation LLC

Dear Sir or Madame

It is with great pleasure that Romberg State Railways, (RSB), formally joins the Astyrail group of companies.

As such VIPER Transportation, and domestic Subsidiary VPT, looks forward to establishing new commercial links with the Imperial Realm of Romberg, this will include potential discounts to RSB in relation to equipment purchasing from our key supplier, Orbis Transportation. Passengers travelling on RSB tickets will also be granted swifter customs clearance as per any other Astyrail passenger when passing through customs points when entering the Aurora Confederacy.

On behalf of Astyrail within the Aurora Confederacy, I welcome you aboard.

Sincerely,
Vince Ellis,
CEO VIPER Transportation

Posted: **Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:39 am**

To: Rudolf Antonov, CEO, Romberger Ståtsbahn
From: Enrico Saranto, President, AlpenRail

Mr. Antonov,

As a fellow AstyRail affiliate, We are most pleased to welcome you to the fold. We look forward to working with RSB and linking The Imperial Realm of Romberg's trade and passenger routes with our own, as well as the rest of Astyria. Should you ever have any needs or concerns, incentives, trade or route proposals, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,
Enrico Saranto, President of AlpenRail

Posted: **Thu Oct 03, 2013 2:12 am**

Official Press Release, Romberger StåtsBahn

We are proud to announce our official entrance into AstyRail group, and as such, we would like to thank all the warm welcomes received from various parties, especially Mr. Enrico Saranto of Alpenrail and Mr. Vince Ellis of VIPER transportation LLC. We hope that this could signal the start of a long and prosperous partnership and cooperation with AstyRail, and we would like to reciprocate the many concessions that were offered. We wish for profitability and great reviews for AstyRail group.

Rudolf Antonov,
CEO, Romberger StåtsBahn Inc.

Posted: **Sat Oct 12, 2013 8:01 am**

To: CEO Rudolf Antonov, Romberger StåtsBahn, Romberg
From: Jan Toft, President & CEO of Burgunden Breuerie
Re: Supplier Opportunities

Mr. Antonov,

We are extremely interested in offering you the chance to supply our award winning beverages. We wanted to offer you our services and beverages to help offer a more comprehensive selection to your passengers. Our beers and ales are already world renown and enjoyed by millions, and we think your passengers and travelers would love to join the hordes of satisfied enthusiastic fans. Not to mention, we tend to increase a company's business profile a hundredfold by association. We are sending an attachment of our product catalog so that you may familiarize yourself with all we have to offer. We would like to give you an introductory offer of 15% off your initial order. We hope to become a regular supplier. Please see our attached supplier application form. Thank you for your attention and interest.

Sincerely,

Jan Toft, Pres. & CEO of Burgunden Breuerie

Posted: **Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:16 am**

To: Jan Toft, Burgunden Breuerie
Re: Supplier Proposal

After reviewing the finances of your company and the products that you offer, we are pleased to announce that your firm has been allowed and licensed to sell your products on board Romberger Ståtsbahn trains on all routes as part of its standard menu. However, to promote market competition and to increase the variety of products offered, we must at the same time also accept a tender by Rombergian Union of Breweries, which you may be familiar with through past interactions. We nevertheless wish you all the best in your business venture with us.

Yours sincerely,
Rudolf Antonov,
CEO, Romberger StåtsBahn Inc.

Posted: **Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:18 am**

Official Press Release, Romberger StåtsBahn

We are proud to announce the acceptance of Burgunden Breuerie from Neu Engollon as well as the Rombergian Union of Breweries as drinks suppliers for the Romberger StåtsBahn network.

Rudolf Antonov,
CEO, Romberger StåtsBahn Inc.

Posted: **Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:06 pm**

Headquarters Address
Trans Polar Air Systems International
Trans Polar Plaza,
Teminal 1
Peace Valley International Airport
Mercantile Federal Republic of the Aurora Confederacy

On behalf of Trans Polar Rail and Trans Polar Airlines, I would like to welcome Romberg State Railways to the Astyrail group of companies, for together with a national, and now international rail system covering several regions and nations.

Trans Polar's position within Astyrail is somewhat unique at this stage for we provide both commuter and high speed rail, linking various cities within the Aurora Confederacy and the wider Astyrail network, but also international air travel as well, as such Trans Polar are offering discounts to all RSB passengers who book travel to the Aurora Confederacy using Trans Polar Airlines.

Yours,
Rafael Ericsson
Operations dept.
Trans Polar group

Posted: **Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:44 am**

To: Rafael Ericsson, Operations department,Trans Polar group
Re: Cooperation

Thank you for your welcomes. We hope that Romberger StåtsBahn would be able to have a fruitful working cooperative relationship with your company and with other constituent companies of the AstyRail network. We shall hence expand our partnership with your company to include Trans Polar Airlines as well, and reciprocate all discounts that you may offer for RSB trains.

Yours sincerely,
Rudolf Antonov,
CEO, Romberger StåtsBahn Inc.

Posted: **Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:44 am**

Official Press Release, Romberger StåtsBahn

We are proud to announce the expansion of our cooperation with the Trans Polar Group to include Trans Polar Airlines.

Rudolf Antonov,
CEO, Romberger StåtsBahn Inc.

Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:03 am**

To the head of operations, RSB
CC: Lars Pyanichev,
From: Office of the Ministry of Transport

Subject: Operations within the Aurora Confederacy

With the recent succession of Romberg into Astyria, RSB is formally invited to begin operations on the Astyrian mainland, operating from Hai'lu'kai Interchange, operating along side the state owned Trans Polar Railways and the privately funded VIPER Transportation company LLC. This we hope to be beneficial to all sides of th agreement, as you will be able to integrate within Astyrail.

The hub at Hai'lu'kai Interchange will allow RSB easy access to both Dungeyland and Nikolia beyond, eventually leading down to Neu Engollon to the south, Nouvel Ecosse to the north, and West Aurora Confederacy via the Rai'lal sea span over to the west, from here services to Valeria.

Yours,
Martine Promura.
Ministry of Transport

Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:51 am**

Certified Document, Romberger StåtsBahn

Dear Ms. Martine Promura,

We are very honoured and thankful for your government to have taken such a large interest in attracting our company into operations within Astyria proper. Yet while we strongly approve of the move, other concerns would prevent us from doing so.

Firstly, there is a serious conflict of interest, giving that Romberger StåtsBahn Inc. is supported by the government of the Imperial Realm of Romberg, and indeed receives government funding for the construction of a rail network. To put it RSB services on another nation would henceforth be a major issue of contention, and indeed may also prove to be an unfair advantage to other AstyRail members who do not receive government support.

Secondly, the costs required for us to expand operations into Astyria many thousand km from our home base in Romberg would prove to be a rather large deterrence for us conducting business in Astyria proper, and besides, it would cause communications between our headquarters and our operations to be much less efficient.

Last but not least, as fellow members of AstyRail, RSB already enjoys a very high level of cooperation and integration with other AstyRail members, and consequently even without our company expanding operations into Astyria proper, it is already extremely convenient for travellers to go to and from our nation and Astyria, rendering the need for our company to expand operations into Astyria proper rather small.

As such, we would unfortunately have to reject your offer for RSB to expand operations in your nation. However, if you would like us to be an equal-risk shareholder on your route, we are more than willing to do so, and indeed, we would like to open an office at your interchange to be responsible for the sales and management of RSB tickets and cards within Astyria itself.

We hope that this arrangement would not alienate the relations between RSB and our fellow AstyRail nations, and that you would accept our position towards this issue.

Yours Sincerely,
Rudolf Antonov,
CEO, Romberger StåtsBahn Inc.

Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2013 11:11 am**

Supplier application

Company: Finsbury
Storefront Link http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=271531
Service offered: CHOCOLATE

Posted: **Sun Nov 24, 2013 4:21 am**

Certified Message, Romberger StåtsBahn

To whomever it may concern,

We are interested in your proposal. Unfortunately, you have not provided enough information on how serving chocolate on our trains may help to boost services or business, and we are not too convinced of the financial viability of this cooperation, and hence we must tentatively REJECT your proposal. You are however free to communicate with us at a later date on the partnership programme, but only on the condition that more peripheral information is given.

Yours Sincerely,
Rudolf Antonov,

CEO, Romberger StåtsBahn Inc.

The Imperial Realm of Romberg

(OOC: Please present it in at least a letter format, properly RPed out, or else your request will be denied.)

Posted: **Sun Nov 24, 2013 4:29 am**

Official Press Release, Romberger StåtsBahn

We are proud to announce the expansion of our cooperation with Haguenau Railroads Society of Haguenau

Certified by:
Mr. Rudolf Antonov,

CEO, Romberger StåtsBahn Inc.

The Imperial Realm of Romberg

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Romberger StåtsBahn - Affiliate of AstyRail

Romberger StåtsBahn - Affiliate of AstyRail