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[WIP] Cashew Transport Authority
| Cashew Transport Authority | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Founded | July 2025 |
| Owner | nooBotond (noot) |
| Dissolved | June 2026 |
| Region | Southeast |
| Hubs | Moondow, Bridgetown |
| Headquarters | Cashew Transport Authority Headquarters, Downtown Moondow |
| Transit type | Regional rail, commuter rail, local rail, rapid transit, light rapid transit, light rail, bus, ferry, mountain railway |
| Number of lines | Regional railways: 2 Commuter rail: 1 Local railways: 2 Commuter rail/rapid transit hybrid: 1 Rapid transit: 5 Light metro: 1 Light rail/tram: 8 Bus: 10 Ferry: 1 Mountain railways: 1 |
| Operations | |
| Began operation | 2 September 2025 |
| Ceased operation | 27 June 2026 |
| Fate | Dissolved, operations and rolling stock transfered to Moszyan Railways |
| Network length | |
| Fare system | Edward Mountain Cogwheel Railway: $5 per station traveled + $2 base fare (free for local residents) All other lines: Unified Let's Play Fare System ($2) (except some stations not owned by Cashew)1) |
| Connecting operators | Yankton Metro, Qingli Railways, West Lake Transport Authority (WLT), Austrail, Azalea Railway, Moszyan Railways, CyanEX Rapid Transit, Lilypad Rail |
The Cashew Transport Authority was a public transport operator on the Let's Play Server. It was established by nooBotond in July 2025 and oversaw one of the fastest-growing transit and urban development on the server until its dissolution in June 2026.
History
Cashew Transport Authority was founded sometime in late July or early August 2025 when its founder, community member and staff nooBotond (noot), was accepted into the Let's Play Builder Team.
- 24 August 2025: The first official statement on the Cashew Transport Authority is posted by nooBotond, opening the Cashew Transport Authority Update Thread on Discord for service status updates.
- 2 September 2025: Cashew's first line, the Highlands Line, opens Phase 1 from New Buckingham to Bethel Road. This also marks the inauguration of Botond Burgers, present in nearly all of Cashew's rail stations, later growing to the largest restaurant chain on the server, as well as the Oakville-Castleton Bus (Route 72) from Oakville via Oakville-Castleton rail station to Castleton.
- 14 September 2025: The Highlands Line Phase 2 opens from New Buckingham to Rykkam.
- 24 September 2025: The Autumn Line Phase 1 opens from Turtle Lake to Port of Autumn. With that, the Oakville-Castleton Bus extends from Oakville to Diorite Bay.
- 4 October 2025: The Toei Chūō Line, operated by Qingli Railways, extends from Bethel Road to Izu. Operation of this section of the line is ceded to the Cashew Transport Authority.
- 11 October 2025: The Autumn Line Phase 2 opens from Port of Autumn to Guriwu Island.
- 14 October 2025: The Peony Branch opens from Cheeselake Village to Lower Lake Village, connecting the Chūō Line to the Autumn Line. It is Cashew's first narrow-gauge railway line, at a 1067 mm (3′6″) gauge.
- 24 October 2025: The first phase of the MetroLink opens as a circular light rail line connecting Port of Autumn, Bridgetown, Upper Lake Village, Horseman Island and more stations, being heavily inspired by the Manchester Metrolink.
- 31 October 2025: Bridgetown Victoria station is opened, connecting the HSR Lisklong Line to the Cashew area. The station is reached by a free MetroLink shuttle service (Phase 2) from Bridgetown Piccadilly that also connects to MediaCity BT (all inspired by Manchester).
- 2 November 2025: MediaCity BT is finished and now includes a shopping mall, the MediaCity Hotel, the Bridgetown Broadcasting Corporation HQ and a christmas tree.
- 3 November 2025: The Amethyst Line opens from Arbour to Kita-Yunlong.
- 6 November 2025: The MetroLink Yi Tsuen branch (Phase 3) opens from Port of Autumn, via a new line from Peony Lake, to Ishima.
- 11/12 November 2025: The Autumn Line is temporarily closed for construction on Phase 3 from Guriwu Island to On Hau, then reopened.
- 25 November 2025: The Weissensee (White Lake) area opens with White Lake Bus 73 from Diorite Bay to Djungelskog, in line with AT service extensions.
- 29 November 2025: White Lake Bus 71, 74 and 75 open from Castleton to Altweissensee, Altweissensee to Chishi, and Chishi to Djungelskog, respectively.
- 2 December 2025: White Lake Railways open from Djungelskog to Volcano West, with a narrow track gauge of 762 mm (2′6″).
- 21 December 2025: The MetroLink Lia Branch from Port of Autumn to Lia Coast and Bethel Spur Line from Bethel Road via Bethel Town to Wong Tai Seng (Phase 4) enter service.
- 23 December 2025: The Highlands Line Phase 3 opens from Bethel Road to Dutchman Village.
- 25 December 2025: The Highlands Line Phase 4 opens from Dutchman Village to Lia Coast.
- 23 January 2026: The Bridgelong Line Phase 1 opens from Gate of Yunlong to Moonlight Cliff.
- 7 February 2026: The Bridgelong Line is renamed Longbridge Line and opens Phase 2 from Moonlight Cliff to Sydbrygger.
- 23 February 2026: The Highlands Line Phase 5 opens from Lia Coast to On Hau.
- 27 February 2026: The city of Moondow opens its doors to visitors, and with it, the Moondow Tram and Autumn-Moondow Ferry.
- 4 March 2026: White Lake Railways extend from Volcano West to Sandstone Manor.
- 6 March 2026: White Lake Railways are renamed to White Lake Local, and White Lake Regional services commence from Pittsford to Weissensee.
- 10/11 March 2026: The Longbridge Line is closed for maintenance, then reopened with Phase 3 from Sydbrygger to Eagletown.
- 12 March 2026: The Autumn Line Phase 4 opens from Turtle Lake to Eagletown.
- 21 March 2026: The Highlands Line Phase 6 opens from Rykkam to Autumn Valley.
- 26 March 2026: The Highlands Line is temporarily closed, then reopened with Express services introduced to the line, skipping most stations and reducing travel time from 23 to 15 minutes.
- 2 April 2026: The Highlands Line Phase 7 opens from Autumn Valley to Daimon Island.
- 25 April 2026: The northern suburbs of Moondow, including Lung Tau, are now accessible, and Moondow Tram 2 from Moondow to Lung Tau and the Edward Mountain Cogwheel Railway (3) from Moondow Market to Edward Mountain enter service. Also, the Moondow Bus routes 200 (Moondow Bus Terminal - Lung Tau), 201 (Amarok Mountain - New Moondow) and 202 (New Moondow - Lung Tau) open.
- 23 May 2026: The Moondow Metro opens as a circular line, and the Highlands Regional from Bridgetown Victoria to Hylkemare enters service.
- 2 June 20262): Moondow Tram 2 extends from Moondow to University of Moondow, and Moondow Metro M1 is opened, renaming the original Metro to M2.
- 27 June 2026: nooBotond leaves the Let's Play Server, marking the dissolution of Cashew Transport Authority. All operations and infrastructure are taken over by Moszyan Railways. The new operator makes several changes in the lines' rolling stock.
- 4 July 2026: Under the new operator, several MetroLink services are rerouted, new Moondow Bus routes open, Moondow Metro M1 is extended from Moondow to Tubetrain Hotel, and Moondow Tram 2T opens, following Tram 2's alignment until Uptown Junction, then continuing to Kraftwerkdorf.
Services
At its peak in June 2026, prior to the takeover, the Cashew Transport Authority operated the following services:
Heavy rail
| Name | Transit type | Termini | Length3) | Stations | Travel time4) | Headways5) | Depot(s) | Rolling stock | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Line | Commuter rail | On Hau | Daimon Island | 19.2 | Local: 24 Express: 10 | Local: 32 Express: 20 | Local: 6-12 Express: 10-20 | On Hau | Highlands Line Class 345 (3-car, 1 or 2 units) | |
| Autumn Line | Rapid transit | On Hau | Eagletown | 7.4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | Eagletown | MPL 16 (2-car, 1 or 2 units) | Driverless |
| Toei Chūō Line | Rapid transit-commuter rail hybrid | Izu | Bethel Road6) | 3.87) | 68) | 89) | 4 | Ryokuen10) | JR 209-500 (6-car) | Line owned by QLR |
| Peony Branch | Local railway | Cheeselake Village | Lower Lake Village | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3½ | Cheeselake Village, Lower Lake Village | E501 Series (1-car, 1 or 2 units) | Cape-gauge (1067 mm/3′6″) |
| Amethyst Line | Rapid transit | Arbour | Kita-Yunlong | 6.5 | 8 | 10 | 3-6 min | Arbour | Tianjin Metro 6A (4-car) | Driverless |
| White Lake Local | Local railway | Sandstone Manor | Djungelskog | 2.6 | 9 | 12½ | 7 | Sandstone Manor | Fictional CFe EMU (1- or 2-car) | 762 mm (2′6″) gauge |
| Longbridge Line | Rapid transit | Gate of Yunlong | Eagletown | 10.2 | 11 | 16 | 4 | Gate of Yunlong | LU S Stock (5-car) | Electrified at 750 V DC 4th rail |
| White Lake Regional | Regional rail | Pittsford | Weissensee | 9 | 12 | 19 | 7½ | Pittsford | MÁV Eurofirma (2-car) | Loco-hauled (MÁV Vectron) |
| Highlands Regional | Regional rail | Bridgetown Victoria | Hylkemare | 6 | 15 | 1011) | Bridgetown | Trident Railways SNG (5-car) | Electrified at 1500 V DC catenary | |
| Moondow Metro M1 | Light metro | Moondow City Hall | Moondow | 1 | 712) | 6 | 3 | Downtown Moondow | Tyne and Wear Metrocar (2-car) | |
| Moondow Metro M2 | Rapid transit | New Spiderville | 6.07 | 9 | 11 | 5 | New Spiderville | Vienna U-Bahn U/V/X (6-car) | Electrified at 750 V DC 3rd rail | |
Light transit
| Name | Transit type | Termini | Length13) | Stations | Travel time14) | Headways15) | Depot(s) | Rolling stock | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetroLink | Light rail | Port of Autumn | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3-5 | Port of Autumn | Metrolink M5000 (2-car, 1 or 2 units) | Electrified at 750 V DC catenary | |
| Port of Autumn | Lia Coast | 3.3 | 9 | 12 | ||||||
| Ishima | Peony Lake | 2.3 | 6 | 8 | Peony Lake | |||||
| Wong Tai Seng | Bethel Road | 2.8 | 7 | 8½ | Bethel Road | |||||
| Bridgetown Piccadilly | MediaCity BT | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | Bridgetown | |||||
| Moondow Tram | 1: Light rail | Moondow | 0.68 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Moondow | AdTranz GT6N (3-car) | Electrified at 600 V DC catenary | |
| 2: Light rail | Lung Tau | University of Moondow | 8 | 6 | 2½ | Lung Tau | Vienna U-Bahn T (3-car) | Electrified at 750 V DC catenary | ||
| 316): Mountain railway | Moondow Market | Edward Mountain | 4 | 11 | 10 | Market | Fictional CFe EMU (1-car) | 762 mm (2′6″) gauge, electrified at 1500 V DC catenary | ||
| White Lake Bus | Bus | Altweissensee | Castleton | 1.5 | 6 | 5½ | 5 | Diorite Bay | Citea LLE-120 | 71 |
| Diorite Bay | 0.6 | 4 | 3 | 7217) | ||||||
| Djungelskog | 3 | 12 | 12 | 73 | ||||||
| Altweissensee | Chishi | 1 | 8 | 6 | 74 | |||||
| Djungelskog | 1.6 | 8 | 6½ | 75 | ||||||
| Moondow Bus | Moondow Bus Terminal | Lung Tau | 7 | 5½ | Bus Terminal | 200 | ||||
| New Moondow | Amarok Mountain | 4 | 3½ | 201 | ||||||
| Lung Tau | 3 | 2½ | 202 | |||||||
| Autumn-Moondow Ferry | Ferry | Port of Autumn | Moondow Ferry Pier | 1.76 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Moondow | Star Ferry | |
After the takeover by Moszyan Railways, the following changes to routes, schedules and rolling stock happened:
| Name | Old termini | New termini | New length | New station count | New travel time | New headways | New depot(s) | New rolling stock | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Line | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Amsterdam M7 (3-car) | No longer driverless | ||
| White Lake Local | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Fictional CFe EMU (only 2-car) | |||
| Longbridge Line | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | LU C Stock/1972 Stock (4-car), 1938 Stock (5-car) | |||
| White Lake Regional | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Moszyan Railways Class 192 DMU (3-car) | |||
| Highlands Regional | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | NS SNG (5-car) | |||
| Moondow Metro M1 | Moondow City Hall | Moondow | – | Tubetrain Hotel | 1.33 | 8 | 7 | – | – | – | |
| MetroLink | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | Circular renamed to Circular A | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Lia Branch renamed to Line A | ||||
| Ishima | Peony Lake | – | Port of Autumn | 3 | 10 | 13½ | Port of Autumn | – | Yi Tsuen Branch renamed to Line B | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Bethel Spur Line renamed to Line C | ||||
| Bridgetown Piccadilly | MediaCity BT | Ishima | – | 3.2 | 12 | 12½ | – | – | PicVic Tunnel renamed to Line D | ||
| Moondow Tram 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | MRW Vienna U-Bahn T (3-car) | No longer electrified | ||
| Moondow Tram 2T | – | Lung Tau | Kraftwerkdorf | 10 | 8½ | 5 | Lung Tau | MRW Vienna U-Bahn T (3-car) | |||
| Moondow Bus | New Moondow | Lung Tau | Moondow Bus Terminal | Bluehill | 6 | 5 | 10 | – | – | 202 | |
| – | New Moondow | 4 | 4 | Bus Terminal | Citea LLE-120 | 203 | |||||
| – | Amarok Mountain | Moszyan Railways Operations Centre & Visitor Depot | 7 | 5½ | 204 | ||||||
Facilities
Besides the depots listed in the Services tables that served all of Cashew's lines (except the Toei Chūō Line), the Cashew Transport Authority operated several other operational facilities and other enterprises to oversee development in their region.
Headquarters
The Cashew Transport Authority Headquarters are located in Downtown Moondow.
1)
These stations are On Hau, Bethel Road, Izu, Sun Tsui, Yi Sin, Kita-Yunlong, Gate of Yunlong, Ishima, Wong Tai Seng, Lung Tau and Shek Ai.
6)
Cashew section only, line continues to Ryokuen
10)
Not managed by Cashew
12)
The two sets of platforms at Moondow are technically two separate stations.
16)
Officially called Edward Mountain Cogwheel Railway
17)
Officially called Oakville-Castleton Bus
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