Destroy the rail link

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From: Merely Passing Through


Better not be connected to London than to suffer visitors like these.

Game Instructions: This will remove your rail connection. You will need to walk to town thereafter; if you ever want a rail connection back, you will have to rebuild it.

Unlocked with 5 x Hillmover


Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 180

  • 123 - very chancy (41%)
  • 153 - chancy (51%)
  • 183 - modest (61%)
  • 213 - very modest (71%)
  • 244 - low-risk (81%)
  • 273 - straightforward (91%)
  • 300 - straightforward (100%)

Broad, Shadowy 180

  • 123 - very chancy (41%)
  • 153 - chancy (51%)
  • 183 - modest (61%)
  • 213 - very modest (71%)
  • 244 - low-risk (81%)
  • 273 - straightforward (91%)
  • 300 - straightforward (100%)

Success

With careful regard for the timetable

You pick a time when no trains are traveling and no cargo is being moved. You place the charges where they will have a profound effect on the line, and where it would be maximally inconvenient and costly to repair.

The fireball is glorious. [...]

Description summary:
The end of the second paragraph varies based on the city's Chosen Site.

Chosen SiteSecond Paragraph
Balmoral?The noise rocks the inhabitants of Balmoral, and the flash can seen all the way to Station VIII.
?[...] the flash can seen all the way to Marigold.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]


Failure

That was property of the Great Hellbound Railway!

Unfortunately, the spur line is assiduously guarded by the agents of the GHR. At some point in your career, you might have admired their efficiency. In this case, it's deucedly inconvenient. And embarrassing.