Engineering a $1,000,000,000,000 railway in Transport Fever 2!

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[@TheDarklingWolf]

8:09 Let's be honest with ourselves here Matt. You didn't build a road and two bridges just to deliver bread, you agreed to deliver bread purely so you'd have an excuse to build two bridges. (A very noble task)

[@TheLongestPar]

What RCE doesn't know is that half of Peterborough suffers from a gluten allergy

[@IDunnoWhatToPutHere534]

@@TheLongestPar really? Wow

[@WERTYUIO821]

​@@TheLongestPar The bricks half?

[@markwright3161]

@@TheLongestPar So that's why they were bricking it seeing Matt coming :)

[@user-zs8oz7wf4g]

I mean.. Isn't that what choosing engineering is to begin with ? I'll do what you want as long as you let me build my lovecraftian eldritch machines

[@TheRealItschowda]

"A fellow Brit told me..." Couldn't help but smile at this one. I swear Matt's alter ego is Spiff or they share similar music taste

[@SorniDK]

Spiff is infact Paddy. Notice how spiff never shows his face...

[@tapferer1kater34]

@@SorniDK but He has...

[@SorniDK]

@@tapferer1kater34 Well...Ehh... deep fakes and whatnot...

[@Mr.Unluckybro]

Honestly I want to see a cross over episode.

[@Ageless-being157]

It’s finally been said. The only brit worth mentioning, and I’m sure it’s going be a Siffing one

[@idcanthony9286]

I have been a C-130 mechanic for 11yrs. Not once has anyone referred to the ramp as a butt-flap, until now. Thank you RCE, I will remember to call it that next time I am working on the plane.

[@superkid5mini937]

Noice

[@Jefferson11169]

Just got qualified as a loadmaster on a C-5 and ohhhh Boi I'm stealing that 😂

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

you'd think after 11 years, you would've known its the buttflap

[@visassess8607]

The butt flap is the technical term of course lmao

[@hidsgi-games5369]

Builds high speed rails, uses the bridge with the slowest top speed. Top engineering, Matt.

[@markwright3161]

'But they look nice' - closet architect :)

[@Ffourteen]

You don't want grain silos next to other buildings. They explode sometimes.

[@hyper0699]

Ive been in a grain silo. Luckliy it didnt explode.

[@KoenPrins]

I came here looking for this reply

[@frankvanaalten7]

I guess it was made by a architect

[@noot3778]

how does that even work

[@Moonblade-gb6fc]

​@@noot3778 grain dust can create big explosion if there a spark

[@buildingfactory]

Matt the first few min. : Lets place this carefully.. Nice i saved 10K! Matt 20 min in : The train station goes right into a mountain but it will work, Cost only 750K!

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

Contextual Priorities :D

[@tehweh8202]

Nice to see the Snow Piercer origin stroy in Transport Fever 2.

[@Thesuree]

I was thinking that too!

[@widdy5348]

I love that this video begins with Matt explaining how positioning things is very terrain-dependant, and ends with him placing airports directly within the centre of the Scottish Highlands.

[@dmanbinglis9931]

I can't believe he just called the republic of Ireland "actual ireland" 🤣 1:42

[@MacMeaties]

Well he ain't wrong! The other bit is just diet Scotland.

[@jamesbrice3267]

@@MacMeaties As in taking more than it gives.

[@vevlaa]

You used the slowest bridge type! There are faster ones, just click the bridge symbol (on the bridge) when building to change to something else :) That way your trains won't be limited to 35mph :)

[@cptfrecell]

Was looking for this comment! Fond out the hard way that there are actually three types of bridges...

[@juntadna]

Was gonna say the same. What an architect move.

[@CST1992]

Also, don't they have bullet trains in 2069?

[@YMandarin]

I'm quite surprised how well controller support works

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

Yeah it's actually easier to build railways/roads with controller than keyboard and mouse!

[@Spartan9285]

Yeah I play cities skylines on Xbox it’s actually pretty smooth mods are harder to download tho lol

[@Blackread]

​@@Spartan9285 Cuties skylines 😍 I want a game like that

[@Spartan9285]

@@Blackread lmao

[@icantthinkofaname2176]

Don't forget to consolidate your routes. Example of a single route: pick up wheat at the wheat field, drop off wheat at the bread factory, pick up bread at bread factory, then drop off bread to customers. Ideally you would carry some kind of cargo back to the wheat field or nearby. "you only make money when you're carrying a load"

[@TomLoveman]

The grain bridge bothers me. Where do those buckets come from? Are they looping down underground in the factory, back over to the silo and then coming up through the silo? Otherwise, they'd just be materializing in the silo infinitely and then disappearing in the factory.

[@markwright3161]

I want to imagine they're tunneling in through the floor of the silo so they simultaneously fill with grain as they make their way to the top of the silo to then move across. Not needing to open to lift grain, only dump it, eliminates 50% of the wear on those mechanisms. (The forces of pushing their way though thousands of tonnes of grain and related friction, etc totally won't destroy them much sooner than those savings make up for). :)

[@LDVBLDVB]

Yes

[@kirkgolembiewski7220]

9:00 Bro really said “flatbreads” 😂😂😂

[@TomCalton]

I live in Peterborough and I can confirm that the bread vs brick feuds that take place here are notoriously brutal...

[@ollyravenhill7341]

Nothing like going into queensgate to try and do your shopping and getting jumped by some hooligans asking if your a brick or a bread boy

[@EdNutting]

Due to a short platform, the front 280 carriages will not stop at the next station. Please use any of the rear 4 carriages to alight at the next station. Doors will close 30 seconds before departure. We would like to apologise if you're still walking the 5 mile hike to the back of the train. We will arrive at our final destination in 1 year. Please do not leave the train while it is still in motion. If you see a problem, please report it by dialling 69096. We aren't joking. See it, say it, sorted. All our staff are elite athletes capable of running a 5 minute mile to assist you. Food can be purchased by visiting the food car at the front or middle of the train. We will then sprint to deliver you your food before it gets any worse than when it was loaded from the plastic factory in Scotland. Toilets are located at the front, middle and rear of the train. Please plan your visits with enough time to reach the toilet, as this train is 5 miles long. Please ensure you are carrying enough water and food. If you feel ill, please don't pull the emergency stop. It is faster for us to treat you at the next station. We will arrive in 69 days.

[@aannkkiitttt]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jraynorlxx]

Next stop is our final stop Glasgow-Edinburgh. For passengers heading to Glasgow, please use any of the front 4 carriages. For passengers heading to Edinburgh, please use any of the rear 4 carriages.

[@jacksonRDR2]

This is the best comment we'll done 👏👏

[@arbiter11171]

The RCE headquarters being surrounded by wiener joints is the most efficient way to remind engineers what the strongest shape is.

[@_thresh_]

Imagine if you were waiting for that train to pass you, it would take years

[@gigijephcott5237]

Hi Paddy! keep Matt on the right non architect road!

[@sebastianjansson]

As a train engineer (driver), I finally feel that I can join the "Hello, fellow engineers club"

[@jensfos]

Currently studying to become the same! Looking forward to calling myself and engineer xD

[@BenskiBoi]

My dads a electrical engineer 😊😊

[@WabbitRB]

I've never seen a 7.8km long train before. The longest train in the world is in Switzerland and is 1910 metres, so I think you've gone a little crazy there. Then again, it wouldn't be an RCE video without a little craziness. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 I also feel like he forgot that the train has to finish a journey before passengers start showing up...

[@MrBRfilms]

The grain bridge allows the loading of trucks via a drive thru style pick up for whole sale grain, as well as easy access to the adjacent building. A warehousing and manufacturing building very nice. Its freaking logistics man.. pretty dope

[@joeydr1497]

Grain silos can explode because of the flour-air mix burning well so you need to keep them clear of any sparks.

[@GarrettRoen]

Shocked he didn't say anything about the side of the road the trucks were driving on.

[@VanyaeliRaegi]

I scrolled too far to find this comment

[@kami5518]

this better be a whole series, I wanna see some strong shaped city's grow big.

[@boxraze5643]

Make this a series!

[@truedog8]

18:10 range

[@OfficialTrainzGod]

The fact that matt bought a McDouglas DC-10 worries me for those who don't know, this thing was SUPER deadly

[@nekoctrl2124]

thank you for the help matt! here in norwich the grain has just been piling up with no bread in sight. additionally, im sure our friends in peterborough will be happy to finally eat!

[@VonSnootingham]

You know you've been watching too much RCE when you hear "You what that means?" and you have a Pavlovian response to respond "A BRIDGE REVIEW!" Like, not even necessarily WHILE watching another RCE video. But out with people in the world.

[@Perry47395]

Interesting that the plane take off was less crazy than Matt's Kerbal adventures.

[@gingerfurrdjedi6211]

Trying to go with terrain explains why driving in the Ozarks feels like a rollercoaster.

[@jamesbrice3267]

They're just one architect short of adding a loop-the-loop for giggles.

[@jessecunningham4709]

8:26 Peterborough be like: you got cake? Or you bricked up? You choose

[@uncledrake6606]

10:00 The reason they keep the silo and the plant apart is because it's a grain silo. Grain has a tendency to get really dusty. And since grain dust, if disturbed too much can spontaneously decide to explode (that's not a joke btw, this is actually a thing. Happens with flour dust too.), keeping the factory a ways apart from the silo suddenly makes sense. That way if an accident happens you lose the silo and the grain, but the factory doesn't end up with a gaping hole in the side where a silo used to be. ;)

[@kristianstaalby8499]

Hi Matt and Paddy. Love your chaotic videos and jokes!

[@russian437]

1:11 is a super sad moment

[@Brash_Candicoot]

Indeed.

[@parthivmehta1300]

14:08 spends 40 million $ on the airport, save 2 grand on the road. Yep that's a fellow civil engineer.

[@saltysnacker6498]

25:10 imagine getting caught in a railroad crossing with that train

[@hidsgi-games5369]

BTW: The price for a transported good depends on distance AND speed. That means if you transport something from point A to B you get more money for doing it faster. Also, the distance calculated as the crow flies, not the distance travelled.

[@CST1992]

That's why in Railroad Tycoon series, the money you get for hauling goods slowly decreases with time. It's meant to signify the cargo slowly going bad/leaking/whatever as time goes by.

[@ApofisRaxionNecros]

"I give this bridge a grain-tastic-" "4.7" "4.2 out of ten." "DAMMIT!"

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

27:02 is that the same line crossing itself? You just created an inevitable snake biting it's own tail, game over 😂

[@prototype102010]

I've had this game in my library for years, since release iirc, and I recently finally gave it a go and holy smokes is it addiciting. Going from the 1850's to modern day is super fun to see, the different region types like Asian, European and American really add a lot of flavor, and the simulation is really quite good. Watching cities grow based on demmands is super cool, watching the world go by while in the cockpit. Freaking addiciting.

[@edvanapriliawan191]

If Train to Busan has that extreme long, the main character will die from frustration and not from zombies.

[@asaliljedahl4685]

17:52 lets be honest, that looks far more like a lego brick than like cemicals😀

[@nightdraggerd3241]

"Bread and Bricks, the 2 B's of the World" MATT, YOU FORGOT BEER!

[@enchantedsteel1128]

Your transport fever video was actually how I found your channel so I’m glad to see it

[@Blaster_Unity_UB]

If British got 1 Quadrillion 💵 in 20th century:

[@jojolamite3907]

can you make this into a series pls i loved this episode

[@liamnehren1054]

Hey RCE, grain silos are an explosion hazard as seen not to long ago internationally. That's why putting the silo against the factory that cooks bread might not be the best idea.

[@captaindelta43]

To be honest really hoped RCE to play this game once again and use his over engineering abilities to entertain us even more . I like RCE was like " A fellow Brit told me " , I was like that's Matt alternative ego , a spiffing brit 😅🤣

[@skunkjumper1]

I love that he went through all the effort to make it a high speed rail and then immediately stuck it on the slowest bridge possible.

[@puritan7473]

This is hillarious, I was in absolute stitches at the cars waiting 2 years for a train to pass... yep that sounds about right for Britain :D

[@moriakpotato]

I think you can set vehicles to wait until full so they don't go half-empty.

[@coryconley7598]

Not where i was expecting the bridge review lol. .when he was building the two bridges I was like here comes a bridge review and then it didnt happen

[@terminator_x.24]

24:52 bro created a snowpiercer train

[@brockleatherwood1629]

For how many bridge reviews he does he should definitely do a bridge reviews on his subscipers drawn/designed bridges all in one episode and see where it goes. I feel like it would be fun and interesting to watch. He could do the reviews and explain why it would or wouldn’t work. Just pitching it out there.

[@j3g]

recently just came back from vacation in London(im canadian eh), i'm still not over my trip. enjoyed my time there w/ gf. great time riding the overground trains, underground not so much. esp the old trains that squeal really loud. lol loved the view on our train ride from London to Edinburgh and back. then i see you play this, it made me wanna go back. but i cant, i have to go back to work. :(. and luckily this game is on sale on steam right now! thanks Matt. you''ve introduced me to yet another great game to play during my downtime from work.

[@DaFrenchBaguette]

We all got to love Schmichael

[@Sirdippy]

“ I think we will buy 3 flat-breads” 9:01 😂

[@davidmorris8333]

That train at the end is like a paternoster lift, but horizontal.

[@Lennyvs1]

4:55 RCE:"I just bought five, that maybe too man... I just bought six." 🤨

[@GlennDavey]

Oh I remember this one, and I'm glad you returned to it again.

[@Walker_96365]

8:59 “Flatbreads” lol

[@patricktho6546]

6:51 how you missed that farm now twice

[@EdisonTheFox]

As a Peterborough resident the brick and bread gang rivalry is real

[@mushroomcraft]

They're actually about to demolish the place where Alan Partridge's film Alpha Papa premiered (Anglia Square, Norwich). Typical 70's shopping centre which fell into disrepair and now most of it is abandoned 😥. Of course, being built in the 70's it is in the Brutalist style which I quite like because it is pretty much the lack of architecture, and is mostly functional. The bricks there are very nice, when they demolish I'll snatch some for myself

[@igoriks8730]

23:40 The City is named Spaghettipool, and the railway is a huge bridge spaghetti! What a coincidence.

[@mithunchakravarthy6008]

"buy 3 flat breads" at 9:00. We now know which gang you support, Bread Man!

[@TieflingKumasi]

“As efficiently as possible” Says the guy who just spent 80 mil on the airports

[@lukepayne3295]

8:58 didn't realise they sold flatbread trucks 😂

[@ragerancher]

8:59 "We'll buy 3 flatbreads"

[@DuckOfRubber]

8:58 3 flatbreads I see what you did there lol 😂

[@Robosium]

that train needs it's own public transport system that thing gonna have hobos

[@PikadrewTheCreeper]

Let's hope Paddy takes after Matt and becomes an engineer. We don't need any more barkitects.

[@True_NOON]

A train is a consist And in its smallest form loco+wagon or cab/powercar+cab/powercar (in a multiple units settup[or even only one but thats another thing])

[@subzerodragon110]

It's nice to see Newcastle and Sunderland is on this map shame my hometown isn't

[@kieranholman9837]

I loved how you zoomed into Taunton and im from there

[@Mike-James]

This game has to be a civil engineers dream, all those crazy ideas of what if, a crazy fruition of maybe not IRL.

[@matthewwall-so9or]

I got this game a couple of months ago great to see another engineer playing it

[@SnootsTheKobold]

Love how this game takes place in Great Britain, but uses $ instead of £

[@ericbennett6087]

22:32 Makes sense for his main office to have a bunch of those around it.

[@topperthemoon6578]

Never thought I'd see norwich in an RCE video. I swear everyone always forgets about us in norfolk.

[@firebranded1]

Ooh La Pool... making it sound far lore exotic than is possible.

[@owenabbott7468]

As someone from Peterborough i can in fact confirm that we do have a gang rivalry between the bricks and the wheats

[@greybird6520]

9:58 i know the answer: see these things (powders) can burn real fast if they catch on fire(so fast that it's in fact an explosion). For the safety of the workers these silos (that can contain any powder) have to be far from working area. Depending on the standars there could be also a limited volume or capacity/number these silos can't exceed.

[@Atomica1989]

There are some small design problems. first of all: you need bus or tram lines in the citys that bring people to the stations. i'm sure that will fill up your train very well. :D and you used the wrong bridge design for your highspeed rails. this bridgedesign limits the max speed of the train extremly. could help to let your train go faster. XD nice video by the way, i've learned so much today. thank you very much

[@Dankalank]

What happens if you have a train long enough to span the distance between two stops? I would think it could provide nearly instant delivery over any distance, limited only by your train-elongating budget.

[@CST1992]

But he had to build a separate track for getting the train back, so your logic won't work.

[@Dankalank]

@@CST1992 Trains can run in reverse

[@5Andysalive]

always worth setting up a cheeky bus line in a city. Easy money to then work with. Also worth playing it not with a controller :P

[@ihsanrazan8978]

That railroad track remembered me of Josh's Railroad system in his Satisfactory series 🗿

[@TE_53349]

the fact they have newcastle and sundeland means a thumbs up from me

[@NelielSugiura]

1) I was super happy to see my small town represented on the map. 2) Everyone is driving on the wrong side of the road. Architect move.

[@Daddyoh94]

8:59 Flatbreads lol

[@loganstallings2235]

This sure is something that will cause a fever

[@afikehcap]

Was not expecting to here a Spiffing Brit reference XD make sure to send him some Tea.

[@RealAndySkibba]

Looks like a fun game!

[@HairyMary12]

I feel for the poor editor

[@user-rp7kg7lw8s]

There is a train called the line train or something, it’s long, but it’s not that long like your train, that’s for sure, sometimes always ambulances get stick when the trains are going, especially the long trains

[@Svenderman]

2:12 that wheat symbol looks strong

[@benlunaris]

I'm still waiting for the video where Matt knocks over a ladder or plank over a tiny drop and does a Bridge Review of that

[@adamgtrap]

"I want to do this as efficiently as possible", while also trying to follow Spiffs advice. 🤔

[@mangopower87865]

0:52 Just me or did Matt almost say "The UK Space agency" Rather that or im over bing watching his KSP vids lol