Trading in United Duchies

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Why Trade in Duchies?
United Duchies is the biggest market in Europe being 1st biggest on the continent in size and in GDP per capita with easy access to the Caspian , south of Europe and the two biggest economies DU and Inquista both of which are in a free trade zone in United Duchies.You will get tariff free access to 49.5% of the EU with one factory.Basing a business unit in the Duchies will enable free and easy movement of goods made in the Duchies by your company, easy access to green suppliers in one of the leading green suppliers in Europe and the right to trade in the whole of the European Coalition of Nations zone without restriction. Also by meeting higher standards in the Duchies your products will likely meet standards throughout Europe.

Basics about operating in the United Duchies
To trade in the United Duchies you must be a ECON based company or operating in goods importation or if foreign and making goods, operating physical retail , warehouses or operating services in the country you must have a Duchies subsidiary with 33% workers representation(can be provided by a workers run company union) on the board and the right for workers to access a union. You must also meet our minimum wage standards and green standards such as easily recyclable or compostable package made out of reused materials.You must also pay the appropiate amount of corporation tax on your profits made in Duchies unit. Pensions must be provided with the company putting at least 50% into the pension funds for employees.If you opt to make your subsidiary a Semi-Worker Controlled Corporation and give 50% or more of seats to the workers your tax rate and profit share your corporate tax rate will be 11% with a further 4% point discount on tax rate for reinvesting more than 33% of Duchies profit in Duchies again.

Free trade with over 50% of Europe
You will as a result of making or operating in the Duchies have frictionless trade with countries representing over 50% of the European Union market by GDP as well as tariff free access with ECON, Euro 3 and EEC countries with arrangements for reduced paper work with many other countries with a growing number nations with which Duchies has free trade agreements.

If you are setting up a business in the Duchies and want help fill out the form below:
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Tarriff Rates:

Country	Tariff Rate	Schedule	Freetrade	GDP	% of Euro GDP
Angleter	10.00%	2	N	€8,636,709,071,930.77	5.43%
Brickston	0.00%	0	Y	€3,775,437,116,861.54	2.37%
California	10.00%	2	N	€4,871,040,162,301.92	3.06%
Czech Slavia	10.00%	2	N	€4,998,096,344,880.00	3.14%
Duxburian Union	0.00%	0	Y	€16,250,282,762,538.50	10.22%
Elthize	10.00%	2	N	€156,634,328,298.46	0.10%
Fremet	10.00%	2	N	€6,071,104,762,355.77	3.82%
Gadalland and Aspern	10.00%	2	N	€288,323,214,230.77	0.18%
Ineland	0.00%	0	Y	€4,167,626,684,550.00	2.62%
Inimicus	35.00%	5	N	€5,797,672,341,296.54	3.65%
Inquista	0.00%	0	Y	€18,117,673,552,817.30	11.39%
Istkalen	10.00%	2	N	€3,192,278,558,130.00	2.01%
Kaitsja	10.00%	2	N	€1,254,213,926,861.54	0.79%
Leagio	10.00%	2	N	€5,706,138,685,318.85	3.59%
Lusitania and Vettonia	10.00%	2	N	€620,597,280,960.00	0.39%
Hellas	10.00%	0	Y	€1,404,039,387,164.62	0.88%
Mishar	0.00%	0	Y	€813,590,438,898.46	0.51%
Nofoaga*	10.00%	2	N	€25,619,192.31	0.00%
North Diessen	35.00%	5	N	€544,360,888,087.31	0.34%
Pravoslaviya*	10.00%	2	N	€299,801,929,481.54	0.19%
Poland	10.00%	2	N	€3,461,238,009,280.00	2.18%
Reitzmag	0.00%	0	Y	€7,192,232,902,400.00	4.52%
Ruthund	10.00%	2	N	€3,435,546,305,230.77	2.16%
Spain	10.00%	2	N	€8,229,986,406,115.38	5.18%
Svarna Surya	10.00%	0	Y	€2,954,738,660,338.77	1.86%
United Duchies	-%	-	-	€20,984,074,842,665.90	13.20%
United Kingdom	15.00%	0	Y	€9,600,306,084,917.31	6.04%
Umbara	0.00%	0	Y	€1,101,983,606,434.62	0.69%
UNSR	10.00%	2	N	€1,707,384,103,384.62	1.07%
Vayinaod	10.00%	2	N	€5,698,570,743,729.23	3.58%
West-Friezen	10.00%	2	N	€409,666,287,143.08	0.26%
Yosai	0.00%	0	Y	€7,280,839,634,055.39	4.58%
Euro GDP	-%	-	-	€159,022,214,641,851.00	100.00%
United Duchies Combined FTA	0.00%	-	-	€93,642,825,673,642.40	58.89%

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Tender for Central Link and Eastern and Baltic franchises:
Following the stripping of the franchise from previous operators for the Central Link and Eastern and Baltic TOC's license to operate the franchises for poor performance. The requirements for the franchises are as follows:
Meet 95% on time target(within 2 minutes of timetable) at 90% of stations on the line for both franchises.
Train Frequency:
Central Link: 6 trains in each direction per hour minimum between Hamborg and Arrynfort via Brummagem and Cair Para and 6 trains in each direction per hour between Arrynfort and Goudadam via Cair Para
Eastern and Baltic: 6 Trains per hour each direction Arrynfort to Porterdam and 6 Trains per hour each direction Arrynfort to Baltia

Optional targets: Upgrade of lines from 225.308 kmh running to 362.102 kmh with up to 75% co funding from Duchies government.

The rail guage is 1435mm(Standard Gauge) and the electricity voltage is 25KV AC at 50hz.

About Train Franchises:
Central 2 known as Central Link TOC currently Passenger Figures:197,522,301 Revenue:€6,989,417,703.40
Eastern 2 Currently called Eastern and Baltic TOC currently Passenger Figures:77,958,640 Revenue:€3,786,623,418.21

Company/Companies:
Franchises bidding for(May only get 1 at end):
TOC name:
Companies owning by share percentage:
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Please note if you already involved in a franchise in the Duchies you are forbidden from bidding.Remember to dm me with your sealed bid in of percent of revenue fee you are willing to bid to run the line.You CAN bid if you are STATE OWNED there is no bias against state owned companies.

Banned operators:Arriva and Rotala Groups

In addition to the previous franchises two new franchises are open for bidding. These are new lines from West to East and West to Northeast to provide two extra options for passengers and increase reach of national rail services.The two franchises are as follows:
Central 3:
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Southern 3:

Both have an expectation of at least 5 trains each direction per hour but you may opt to have more trains in your bid if you wish. Bid using the form above.

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Company/Companies:Connexxion
Franchises bidding for(May only get 1 at end):Central 2 and Southern 3
TOC name:Central Link and Southern Express
Companies owning by share percentage:Connexxion(100%)
About Companies:Major Transport company in Duchies
Franchises bidding for(May only get 1 at end):
Frequency:5 trains in each direction per hour minimum between Hamborg and Arrynfort via Brummagem and Cair Para and 5 trains in each direction per hour between Arrynfort and Goudadam via Cair Para

8 Trains Each Direction from South Terminus to Arrynfort Station
Service plans:Upgrade to 362.102 kmh and smarter trains with increased digital connectivity for customers

Company/Companies:DuchieTran
Franchises bidding for(May only get 1 at end):Eastern 2, Central 3, and Central 2
TOC name:Eastern and Baltic, Westseaxna and Baltic Railways ,Central Link
Companies owning by share percentage:DuchieTran(100%)
About Companies:Major Transport company in Duchies
Frequency:4 trains in each direction per hour minimum between Hamborg and Arrynfort via Brummagem and Cair Para and 5 trains in each direction per hour between Arrynfort and Goudadam via Cair Para

6 trains in each direction per hour minimum between Arrynfort and Porterdam and 6 trains in each direction per hour between Arrynfort and Baltia

7 Trains Per Hour each direction between Castcon and Baltia
Service plans:Upgrade to 362.102 kmh and range of fares including new super saver fare for customers. Full Restaurant cars on trains and introduction of Executive Class with meeting rooms on trains available.

Company/Companies:BalTran and Transport for Albion
Franchises bidding for(May only get 1 at end):Eastern and Baltic
TOC name:Eastern and Baltic
Companies owning by share percentage:BalTran(50%) and Transport for Albion(50%)
About Companies:The regional transit agencies for Baltia and Albion
Frequency:7 trains in each direction per hour minimum between Arrynfort and Porterdam and 7 trains in each direction per hour between Arrynfort and Baltia
Service plans:Affordable fares for customers and increase in quality of journey and comfort with increased facilities on train and increase in bike storage areas on the trains and Upgrade to 362.102 kmh running.

Company/Companies:SuxTran and WestTran
Franchises bidding for(May only get 1 at end):Central Link
TOC name:Grand Central
Companies owning by share percentage:SuxTran (50%) and WestTran(50%)
About Companies:The regional transit agencies for Supseax and Westseaxna
Frequency:5 trains in each direction per hour minimum between Hamborg and Arrynfort via Brummagem and Cair Para and 7 trains in each direction per hour between Arrynfort and Goudadam via Cair Parabetween Arrynfort and Baltia
Service plans:Plans for significantly faster trains with more conference and meeting room spaces on board and on board full service cafe and shop car on every train with delivery to seat if ordered on an app and Upgrade to 362.102 kmh running.

Ineland

Company/Companies:

Societé inelandaise des chemins de fer (SICF)
Reynauld Constructions (Reynauld)
Societé inelandaise de la navigation aérienne (SINA - Royal Inelander Airlines)
Enterprise des Micro-ordinateurs (Emior)

Franchises bidding for(May only get 1 at end): Central 2, Southern 3
TOC name: FastLink
Companies owning by share percentage: SICF (55%), Reynauld (35%), SINA (5%), Emior (5%)

About Companies:

SICF: Ineland's public railway operator, founded in 1937. Since early this year it has been operating a high-speed rail service between three of the country's largest metropolitan areas with its tilting trains. It will be operating rail services within FastLink.
Reynauld: Private railway manufacturing and engineering company. Will be in charge of providing high-speed tilting trainsets, 600-seat Reynauld Axe, with the aim of increasing maximum operational speed on the existing tracks. If granted the C2 franchise, will be in charge of line improvements to achieve the desired speed increase.
SINA: Ineland's state airline. Its participation in the TOC will offer passengers intermodal capabilities and the option to jointly acquire rail and plane tickets making use of SINA's operations from Cair Para (C2), Hamborg (C2, S3) and Porterdam (S3) airports.
Emior: Ineland's most well known computer manufacturing and software services company. It will be in charge of the digital design and management aspects of the TOC like trainset software, ticket acquisition services (online and on site) and internal customer-focused services within the trains.

Frequency: Given ridership estimation and calculated operation times, the aim is to reach a frequency of 10 departures per hour in each direction and route at Central 2, using double trainsets in 40% of services to increase capacity while keeping freqüencies within a reasonable amount, with first departures at 5am and last departures 8.59pm. When it comes to Southern 3, frequencies would be of 4 departures per hourd in each direction under the same conditions expressed for Central 2, with a reevaluation of frequencies after the first 6 months of franchise to adapt frequencies to ridership evolution.
Service plans: Upgrade to 365kmh top speed (on C2) by performing gradual track replacements over a 5 year period on specific segments to cause minimal disruption to services. Besides infrastructure adaptation, tilting technology on the trainsets will allow for high speeds on the already existing tracks and time saving at station approach by keeping higher speeds. Service will be realised with 600-seat (on a 2-2 seater configuration) Reynauld Axe trainsets including onboard wifi and television, restaurant car, first-class meeting room facilities and café service. A new system of fast ticket acquisition will be implemented at platforms, with an easy three step process: destination, number of passengers and payment, with seats being automatically assigned and delivered on a basic print ticket. Online and in-station ticket machine booking will include an option to buy multimodal tickets linking FastLink services with SINA flights out of Cair Para (C2), Hamborg (C2, S3) and Porterdam (S3) airports, allowing for passengers of long- and medium-distance flights to better arrange their trips, also allowing for the acquisition of SICF train tickets with a discount (up to 15%) if their flight destination is in Ineland.

Fontainere

Company/Companies: Société Nationale des Chemins de Fontaineré
Franchises bidding for: Central Link
TOC name: Central Link
Companies owning by share percentage: 95%
About Companies: SNCF is a state own company responsible for providing the fontainins with the most effective public transportation at stable and affordable prices.
Frequency: 7 Fontre X (a variant of e320) in each directions. (can be adjusted according to algorithms)
Service plans: 330 km/h trains with 920 seats. Digital booking. Biking areas. Lounges. 12% cut.

Yosai

Company: 要塞全国鉄道 (Yosai National Rail)
Industry: Public Mass Transit
Type: State Owned
Country of Global HQ:Federal Republic of Yosai
Estimated employees:15000
Expected operations:To provide HSR to all major cities and have regional subsidaries throughout rural and regional locations

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The franchise winners are as follows:
Central 2 known as Central Link:Société Nationale des Chemins de Fontaineré to be operated as Central Link
Central 3:DuchieTran to operate as Westseaxna and Baltic Railways
Eastern 2 known as Eastern and Baltic:BalTran and Transport for Albion to operate as Eastern and Baltic with Transport of Albion to sell its share in Grand Northern
Southern 3:Societé inelandaise des chemins de fer (SICF),Reynauld Constructions (Reynauld),Societé inelandaise de la navigation aérienne (SINA - Royal Inelander Airlines) and Enterprise des Micro-ordinateurs (Emior) to operate as Fastlink