Australian MSTS @ steam4me Routes and accessories Blue Mountains Route ver 4.2

"Blue Mountains" Route Version 4.2

by Mike Simpson

Notes:

Version 4.2: includes Hidewire technology to remove overhead catenary from non-electrified trackage (note lack of overhead on image below); terrain and trackwork upgrade by Allan Lownsborough.

Version 4.0: virtually same as v3.1 except for removal of copyrighted items such as Target, Smiths Crisps machine etc. I also added building site where Westfield is being expanded in Penrith.

Full install and upgrade versions will be available.


Valley Heights - 4206 on the electrified mainline whilst various locomotives occupy the loco depot.


On the Zig Zag - electrified mainline far below in the valley

Description: Electrified route from Penrith - Lithgow.

Copyright: any and all issues have been resolved.

 

Prototype Operator:
 RailCorp including CountryLink & CityRail and FreightCorp
File download names and links

Complete Install of Blue Mountain v4.2:

AU_BlueMountains42_Full_MSTS1_Setup.exe

File size: 52.7 MB (55,356,832 bytes)

Update Installer: Updates v3.1 to v4.2

AU_BlueMountains3_1to4_2_Upgrade_MSTS1_Setup.exe

File size: 19.0 MB (19,969,479 bytes)

Additional Files required
  1. Xtracks 3.18 or higher
  2. Newroads 3.2 or higher

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The activity packaged with the route requires two items of rolling stock from this site.

The files required are:

  1. C30 class 4-6-4T Tank Steam Locomotive # 3112
  2. FO Passenger Carriages

Click on each of the listed items to commence downloading the wagons.
 

Tasks required
  1. You must have all six default routes (Europe1, Europe2, Japan1, Japan2, USA1, USA2) installed BEFORE running the full or the upgrade installer. These routes just need to be present: they DO NOT need to be unstored if you use Trainstore, nor do you need to activate them if you use Route Riter's ON/OFF utility.
     
  2. You must have Xtracks 3.18 or higher installed.
     
  3. You must have Newroads 3.2 or higher installed.
     
  4. Run the installer by double-clicking on the EXE file you have saved to your hard disk.
     
  5. Allow the batch file(s) to run to completion.
     
  6. The first time you run this route, there will be a delay as MSTS "generates terrain buffers" - this is a one-off and subsequent use of this route will load normally.
     
  7. You will need to have two items of NSWGR rolling stock installed for the installed activity to work. These are listed in the readme that accompanies the route (locomotive 3112 and FO carriages).
     
3 August 2007