TRAVELLING
TO THE RIM
One
of the many ways that I am gathering clues (and checking for
inconsistencies) is by charting out the travel routes or 'tramlines'
described in the stories. Shipping over the ocean is a well-established
enterprise, having taken at least half a millenia to arrive
at its current state of efficiency and perfection. The reasons
for doing things the way they are done in that business are
a mystery to me, but given the history, I think its pretty sensible
to come to the conclusion that there are good reasons
behind it. Big lines make the long hauls, smaller lines fill
in the gaps. Specialty lines serve specialty purposes and, if
there's an economic hole somewhere, a solution will be found
to fill it.
All
of the above is reflected in the manner in which ships and shipping
lines are used in the stories. By cataloging the various tramlines,
travel times, imports and exports, I'll be able to make additional,
well-grounded inferences. One presumption is that there will
be more traffic to the more heavily populated regions of the
galaxy and less traffic out to the sticks. Another presumption
is that if a particular planet is exporting a given commodity,
that planet must be heavily engaged in that particular enterprise
(otherwise there would not be enough surplus available for profitable
export).
I've
chosen to organize the data gathered so far in the form of a
shipping schedule, one that might be found on a monitor in the
terminal at Port Remote.
RIM
RUNNERS (The Official Shipping Line of the RWC)
Passenger
and Freight Services – all Destinations & Arrivals
Ports
of Call
and
Transfer Schedules
SHIPPING
LINES DIRECTORY
The
following lines serve Faraway on a regular basis. Additional
shipping lines serving this port on an infrequent or occasional
basis can be found in the shipping schedules.
| Line |
Marketing Agency |
Contact Information |
| Rim
Runners |
Rim Runners Inc
Faraway
Transport |
203-471-1217 |
| Faraway
Line |
Faraway Transport |
203-471-1217 |
| Sundowner
Line |
Faraway Transport |
203-471-1217 |
| Interstellar
Transport Commission |
Space Travelers Inc |
203-582-8000 |
| Trans-Galactic
Clippers |
TGC Management |
203-842-1111 |
| Shakespearian
Line |
TGC Management |
203-842-1111 |
| Waverly
Royal Mail |
Waverly Embassy Immigration Offices |
617-555-1217 x212 |
Please Note: The following shipping schedules specify the Port,
shipping line and sailing frequency for each destination. Frequencies,
transit times, port rotations and agents are subject to change.
To receive the most accurate shipping information when planning
shipments, contact the lines and agents listed in the Shipping
Lines Directory.
RIM
WORLDS CONFEDERACY
SHIP |
DEPARTS |
PORTS
OF CALL |
ARRIVES |
|
FARAWAY |
|
|
Lorn
Lady (Rim Runners) |
Port
Faraway |
Tharn-Grollor-Stree |
Mellise
|
Faraway
Queen (Rim Runners) |
Port
Faraway |
Tharn-Grollor-Stree |
Mellise |
Caliban
(Shakespearian Line) |
Port
Faraway |
|
Shakespearian Sector |
Jolly
Swagman (Faraway Line) |
Port
Faraway |
|
Van
Diemen’s World |
Delta
Serpens (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
Remote |
|
Mitylene |
Waltzing
Matilda (Sundowner Line) |
Port Faraway |
Elsinore |
Nova
Caledon |
Epsilon
Puppis (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
Faraway |
|
Lorn |
|
LORN |
|
|
Epsilon
Pavonis (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
Forlorn |
|
Nova
Caledon |
Rimgirl
(Rim Runners) |
Port
Forlorn |
Grollor-Stree-Mellise |
Tharn |
Epsilon
Puppis (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
Forlorn |
|
Caribbea |
Caliban |
Port
Forlorn |
|
Elsinore |
Sally
Ann |
Port
Forlorn |
|
Eblis |
Flying
Cloud (Rim Runners) |
Port
Erikson |
|
Llanith |
Sea
Witch (Rim Runners) |
Port
Erikson |
|
Llanith |
Lord
of the Isles (Rim Runners) |
Port
Erikson |
|
Llanith |
Pamir
(Rim Runners) |
Port
Erikson |
|
Llanith |
Herzogen
Cecile (Rim Runners) |
Port
Erikson |
|
Llanith |
Preussen
(Rim Runners) |
Port
Erikson |
|
Llanith |
Garthpool
(Rim Runners) |
Port
Erikson |
|
Llanith |
|
THULE |
|
|
Lady
Faraway (Rim Runners) |
Main
Port |
|
Ultimo |
|
ULTIMO |
|
|
Lady
Faraway (Rim Runners) |
Main
Port |
|
Thule |
Epsilon
Puppis (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Main
Port |
Thule-Faraway |
Lorn |
|
THARN |
|
|
Rimgirl
(Rim Runners) |
Port
Grimes |
|
Lorn |
Lorn
Lady (Rim Runners) |
Port
Grimes |
Grollor-Stree |
Mellise |
Faraway
Queen (Rim Runners) |
Port
Grimes |
Grollor-Stree |
Mellise |
|
STREE |
|
|
Lorn
Lady (Rim Runners) |
Main
Port |
|
Mellise |
Faraway
Queen (Rim Runners) |
Main
Port |
|
Mellise |
| |
MELLISE |
|
|
Lorn
Lady (Rim Runners) |
Main
Port |
|
Faraway |
Faraway
Queen (Rim Runners) |
Main
Port |
|
Faraway |
|
EBLIS |
|
|
Sally
Ann |
Main
Port |
|
Lorn |
| |
LLANITH |
|
|
Flying
Cloud (Rim Runners) |
Port
Listowel |
|
Lorn |
Sea
Witch (Rim Runners) |
Port
Listowel |
|
Lorn |
Lord
of the Isles (Rim Runners) |
Port
Listowel |
|
Lorn |
Pamir
(Rim Runners) |
Port
Listowel |
|
Lorn |
Herzogen
Cecile (Rim Runners) |
Port
Listowel |
|
Lorn |
Preussen
(Rim Runners) |
Port
Listowel |
|
Lorn |
Garthpool
(Rim Runners) |
Port
Listowel |
|
Lorn |
|
EARTH |
|
|
Delta
Eridani (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
Woomera |
Caribbea-Van
Diemen’s Planet-Atlantis |
Carinthia |
Alpha
Centauri (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
Woomera |
|
Sirius |
Alpha
Draconis (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
Woomera |
|
Mergenwiler |
FSS
Robert A. Heinlein |
Port
Woomera |
|
Lindisfarne
Base |
|
CARIBBEA |
|
|
Lightning
(Trans-Galactic Clippers) |
Port
of Spain |
|
Carinthia |
Epsilon
Puppis (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
of Spain |
Ultimo-Thule-Faraway |
Lorn |
Creole
Queen |
Port of Spain |
|
Carinthia |
| Beta
Geminorum (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
of Spain |
Carinthia |
Cluster
Worlds |
|
ATLANTA |
|
|
Beta
Geminorum (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Main
Port |
Caribbea-Carinthia |
Cluster
Worlds |
|
NEW
VENUSBERG |
|
|
Willy-Willy
(Abel Enterprises) |
Port
Aphrodite |
|
New
Alice |
Broorooroo
(Shaara Interstellar Transport) |
Port
Aphrodite |
|
|
Taiping
(Trans-Galactic Clippers) |
Port
Aphrodite |
|
|
Delta
Geminorum (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
Aphrodite |
|
|
Empress
of Scotia (Waverly Royal Mail) |
Port
Aphrodite |
|
|
Rim
Wyvern (Rim Runners) |
Port
Aphrodite |
|
|
|
EL
DORADO |
|
|
Southerly
Buster III (Abel Enterprises) |
Port
Bluewater |
Morrowvia |
New
Alice |
|
PANGST |
|
|
Cluster
Queen (Cluster Lines) |
Main
Port |
|
|
|
BRONSONIA |
|
|
Epsilon
Draconis (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
New
Syritis |
|
|
| |
MERGENWILER |
|
|
Alpha
Draconis (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Port
Caterick |
|
Earth |
Delta
Gemini (Interstellar
Transport Commission) |
Port
Caterick |
|
Waverly |
|
WAVERLY |
|
|
Delta
Gemini (Interstellar
Transport Commission) |
Main
Port |
|
Mergenwiler |
Flora
Macdonald (Waverly Royal Mail) |
Main
Port |
|
Elsinore |
| |
ELSINORE |
|
|
Flora
Macdonald (Waverly Royal Mail) |
Main
Port |
|
Waverly |
Lost
Horizon |
Main
Port |
|
Thule |
Waltzing
Matilda (Sundowner Line) |
Main
Port |
|
Nova
Caledon |
Caliban |
Main
Port |
|
Lorn |
Epsilon
Lyrae (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Main
Port |
|
Dunsinane |
|
Dartura
(Waldegren Military Installation) (Travel
to and from Dartura is prohibited) |
|
|
WNS
Adler |
Restricted |
Restricted |
Restricted |
| |
NOVA
CALEDON |
|
|
Waltzing
Matilda (Sundowner Line) |
Main
Port |
Elsinore |
Faraway |
Epsilon
Pavonis (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Main
Port |
|
Lorn |
| |
VAN
DIEMEN'S WORLD |
|
|
Jolly
Swagman (Faraway Line) |
Main
Port |
|
Faraway |
| |
MORROWVIA |
|
|
Southerly
Buster (Abel Enterprises) |
Main
Port |
|
New
Alice |
| |
NEW
ALICE |
|
|
Willy-Willy
(Abel Enterprises) |
Main
Port |
|
New
Venusburg |
Southerly
Buster (Abel Enterprises) |
Main
Port |
|
New
Venusburg |
| |
CARINTHIA |
|
|
Beta
Geminorum (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Main
Port |
|
Cluster
Worlds |
Lightning
(Trans-Galactic Clippers) |
Main
Port |
|
Caribbea |
| |
MITYLENE |
|
|
Delta
Serpens (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Main
Port |
|
Faraway |
|
NEW
SPARTA |
|
|
Latterhaven
Hera |
Main
Port |
|
Latterhaven |
Latterhaven
Venus |
Main
Port |
|
Latterhaven |
|
LATTERHAVEN |
|
|
Latterhaven
Hera |
Main
Port |
|
New
Sparta |
Latterhaven
Venus |
Main
Port |
|
New
Sparta |
|
DUNSINANE |
|
|
Epsilon
Lyrae (Interstellar Transport Commission) |
Main
Port |
|
Elsinore |
|
LINDISFARNE |
|
|
FSS
Adder |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
Droomoor-Brooum |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
FSS
Adder |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
(Skandia)
Dhartana |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
FSS
Adder |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
Doncaster |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
FSS
Pathfinder |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
Delta
Sextans |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
FSS
Aries |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
El
Dorado |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
FSS
Inflexible |
Lindisfarne
Base (FSS) |
Restricted |
Restricted |
|
Ports
of Convenience |
|
|
Little
Sister (Far Traveller Couriers) |
Tiralbin,
Bogarty, Pangst, Bronsonia, New Venusberg, Austral |
|
|
RIM RUNNERS
Get there before you think about leaving!
Rim
Runners is the pride of the Rim Worlds Confederacy. All ships
owned and operated by Rim Runners Pty, a wholly owned and independently
operated subsidiary of the Rim Worlds Confederacy Government.
All Rim Runners ships are also enrolled as Auxillaries in the
Rim Worlds Naval Reserve and as such can be recalled to active
duty without advance notice to passengers.
Rim
Runners provides regular passenger and freight services to Lorn,
Faraway, Ultimo, Thule and the Eastern Circuit, including Mellise,
Grollor, Tharn and Stree. Rim Runners also provides connecting
service to Caribbea, Carinthia and the Shakespearian Sector.
All
passenger ships equipped with Manschenn Interstellar Drive.
Ride in comfort aboard our newly refurbished Delta and Epsilon
class ships! Freight may be transported using Manschenn or Ehrenhaft
drive at Rim Runner’s sole discretion.
'NEW!'
Lightjammer Service to be initiated to the anti-matter worlds!
Following tests and trial runs, Rim Runners is pleased to announce
the introduction of a new class of interstellar sailing vessels
- the Lightjammer - and will now be offering service to the
worlds of the Llanithi Consortium from Port Erikson. The first
such ship, Flying Cloud, was commissioned by Rim Runner's own
Astronautical Superintendent Commodore Grimes and commanded
by Captain Ralph Listowel. During Flying Cloud's shakedown cruise,
Captain Listowel and his crew discovered an entirely new method
of faster-than-light travel and inadvertently also discovered
the means that will make trade with and travel to the anti-matter
worlds possible. Following this wonderful discovery, Rim Runners
immediately commissioned a number of additional lightjammers
to service this new trade route. Flying Cloud is joined by Pamir,
Lord of the Isles, Sea Witch, Herzogen Cecile, Preussen and
Garthpool.
Please
note: By accepting passage aboard a Rim Runners vessel, passengers
accept the sole responsibility for any loss, delay, injury,
inadvertent time travel or death which may result as a consequence
of the use of Faster-Than-Light means of space travel, acts
of odd-gods or acts of war and which are not the result of negligence
on the part of Rim Runners, its agents, employees or representatives.
For further information, please see the document “Space
Travel Act” available from any RWC printing office.
