Ultimate Cab Assembly Line guide: Steam carriages in Anno 1800

This is the Cab Assembly line. It is used for the Steam Carriages production chain in Anno 1800.

Cab Assembly Line in Anno 1800

To build

  • Credits -$115000
  • Timber 20
  • Bricks 40
  • Steel Beams 32
  • Windows 30
  • Reinforced Concrete 30

Details

  • Unlocks at 5000 Investors
  • Area 8×12
  • Region Old World
  • Maintenance -$3000
  • Workforce 500 Engineers
  • Attractiveness -10
  • Requires Electricity

Description

This the Cab Assembly Line. It is used in the Steam Carriages production chain and is the final step. The Cab Assembly Line will require two items to produce Steam Carriages these are Steam Motors from the Steam Motors production chain and also Chassis from the Coachmakers production chain. Once these items arrive they will then be able t produce Steam Carriages. The Cab Assembly Line produces two tons of Steam Carriages every minute. The Cab Assembly Line requites Electricity to function.


What is produced

These are Steam Carriages they are produced in the Old World at the Cab Assembly Line. Steam Carriages are a basic need of Investors. One Cab Assembly Line will supply 300 Investor residences or up to 15000 Investors. When taking Steam Carriages on expeditions they will give you 30 bonus points to Force and 30 bonus points to Morale for every 50 tons taken.

Steam Carriages in Anno 1800

Improvements

In this section we will look at what improvements we can add to the Cab Assembly Line. The first thing that we will look at is the placement of the Cab Assembly Line. Then we will look at what items can be added to the Trade union to boost the productivity and efficiency of the Cab Assembly Line.

Placement

Here we can see what buildings are required for the Cab Assembly Line for the Steam Carriages production chain. As you can see the flow of the items from the Steam Motors production chain and the Chassis production chain to the Cab Assembly Line. The final step is then to send the Steam Carriages into the Warehouse.

Basic placement in Anno 1800

Trade union

Here we will look at what items we can add to the Trade union to benefit the Cab Assembly Line. These items can be obtained from area around your Anno 1800 World. Lets take a look at these items now.

Item nameEffectsRarity/Notes
Wheelwright-15% WorkforceCommon
Expedition bonus –
+15 Crafting
Calciner+40% Productivity
-3 Attractiveness
+50% Chance of Fire
Uncommon
Coal Permit+25% Productivity
+20% Attractiveness
Uncommon
Conveyor+40% Productivity
+70% Chance of Fire
Uncommon
Expedition bonus –
+10 Crafting
Machinist+20% ProductivityUncommon
Expedition bonus –
+25 Crafting
Night Pollution By-Law-10% Productivity
-40% Attractiveness
Uncommon
Assembly Line+50% Productivity
+50% Chance of Fire
Rare
Expedition bonus –
+15 Crafting
Heavy Coal Permit+40% Productivity
+40% Attractiveness
Rare
Night and Day Pollution By-Law-20% Productivity
-60% Attractiveness
Rare
Reverberatory Furnace+50% Productivity
-2 Attractiveness
+30% Chance of Fire
Rare
Steam Engineer-20% Maintenance Costs
Extra Goods
Occasionally produces extra  Penny Farthings
Rare
Expedition bonus –
+35 Crafting
Bechamel Converter+60% Productivity
-1 Attractiveness
-50% Workforce
Epic
Green’s Law to Postpone The Apocalypse-30% Productivity
-80% Attractiveness
Epic
Lord Footprint’s Gargantuan Smokestack Act+55% Productivity
+60% Attractiveness
Epic
Porthampton Mass Conveyor+60% Productivity
-20% Workforce
+30% Chance of Fire
Epic
Expedition bonus –
+20 Crafting
Susannah the Steam EngineerExtra Goods
Occasionally produces extra  Light Bulbs
Replaced Input
Instead of  Steam Motors, the building
processes  Filaments.
Epic
Expedition bonus –
+45 Crafting
Bruno Ironbright, Engineering Giant+50% Productivity
Extra Goods
Occasionally produces extra  Advanced Weapons
Occasionally produces extra  Steam Motors
Legendary
Expedition bonus –
+55 Crafting
+25 Diplomacy

These are the items for the Cab Assembly Line that can be added to the Trade union


Layouts

In this section we will take a look at some layouts for the Cab Assembly Line. Layouts are a key mechanic of Anno 1800. They will ensure that you get the best possible production out of the different layouts. Lets take a look at these now.

Option 1

As you can see from this layout it is a complicated layout and will need a large area for placing down. Be aware that when trying to follow this layout that the mines may have to be placed elsewhere or even on different islands. Notice that the Trading post is their for the deliver of Caoutchouc from the New World.

Basic layout for production of Steam Carriages in Anno 1800