Latest News
Page
last updated 0859 28 Dec 2007
(AU
Eastern Standard Time)
|
Friday, 28 December 2007:
Well, Christmas is over and you've opened all your presents; in the interests of family harmony (mine), today's release was held over till now as this route is so engrossing you are likely to lose track of time.
Yes, Brian Bere-Streeter has been working hard on his "Northern Illawarra" route and this new version (v2) now covers all the way from Coniston (just south of Wollongong) to Sydney Central station. Sydney suburban goods lines are included as well.
This is an excellent piece of work - I thoroughly recommend it to you. Do read the PDF on installation as you will need some rolling stock to run the default activity.
"Northern Illawarra v2" awaits - Click here to go to the Ni2 page to commence downloading this route: the route is packaged in a single full installer (114MB or a three-part ~40MB installation package. Xtracks 3.20 and Newroads 3.30 are required.
Friday, 3 August 2007:
An old favourite is back - Mike Simpson's Blue Mountains route is back after a nine month holiday. Mike's route was one of the first for MSTS and has been much sought-after while it's been away.
Mike has modified the route to remove copyrighted images and well-known SAR route-builder Allan Lownsborough has given the route a once-over, adjusting track and terrain to add that final polish to the route. In addition, the route is one of the first in the world to be equipped with Wayne Campbell's Hidewire technology - an MSTS modelling technique that makes wire disappear over non-electrified parts of the route.
Blue Mountain v4.2 awaits your driving pleasure - Click here to go to the BM4 page to commence downloading this route: the route is packaged in a single full installer. An upgrade from v3.1 to 4.2 is also available.
Tuesday, 26 June 2007:
It's been three year in the making - over 6,000 hours of work: 1,300km track, 1,200km road and over 1,400 custom items - but it is with extraordinary pride and respect that I announce the immediate availability of Allan Lownsborough's epic route - Adelaide, Hills and South-East".
Extending from Serviceton in Victoria to Adelaide and beyond to Gawler in the north, from Mount Gambier in the south-east to Outer Harbour, from branches such as Victor Harbour, Mount Pleasant and Willunga to Adelaide, this is an incredibly detailed and polished route. You will marvel at the smooth trackwork, imperceptible changes of grade, realistic trackside foliage, trees and scenery. It's brought some old-time ex-SAR drivers to tears with its superb quality.
And now, finally, you can enjoy it, too.
Click here to go to the Adelaide page to commence downloading this masterpiece: the route is packaged in a one-shot installer with several options: single complete installer, multi-part complete installer, single upgrade-from-v1 installer, multi-part upgrade-from-v1 installer. Please note you must have the latest Xtracks (3.18 or higher) and Newroads 3.2 for this route to run properly.
Activities packaged with the route will give you a taste of the once-great SAR. Links to the rolling stock required are in the readme. Note also that while the Railpage server is down, steam4me is mirroring four James Brook's files: just read the download page and you'll be right.
Friday, 26 January 2007:
Simon Gray releases his long-awaited Puffing Billy route version 1 - 2'6" narrow gauge from Cockatoo up to Gembrook in the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria.
Click on the "Puffing Billy 1920s" link in Permanent Content at right to go to the download page for the route.
Please note you must have the latest Xtracks (3.17 or higher) and Newroads 3.2 for this route to run properly.
A range of additional locomotives, passenger and good vehicles will be released at a later date, as time permits. You will find rollingstock appropriate for this route in the "Steam Locomotive" section (scroll down to "nA") and the Passenger vehicle (scroll down to "NG Passenger")section.
Thursday 9 March 2006:
Allan Lownsborough's labour of love, the South Australian Adelaide and Hills route is now released and available for download.
Click on the "Adelaide & Hills" link in Permanent Content at right to go to the download page for the route.
Please note you must have the latest Xtracks (3.16 or higher) and Newroads 3.2 for this route to run properly.
Enjoy this magnificent work from Allan.
Please note that there will be a delay in the release of SAR locomotives and rolling stock for a couple of weeks due to other commitments by the webmaster. I apologise for any inconvenience, but time constraints at this time make further releases impossible.
|
Permanent Content
Accessories
Routes
DOWNLOADING
INSTRUCTIONS
Click on the image to the
left of the description for more details and images of the route.
model and for instructions on how to commence downloading your model:
after downloading each item, full installation instructions
will be found in the readme.txt file located within each ZIP file, or you simply
run the .EXE file (from the web site or from your "Downloads" folder).
 Indicates
a Zip file: unzip, read the readme.txt file and extract. You're
on your own in setting up folders, copying across cabview and sound
files and folders, setting up consists, putting the files in their correct
positions etc. |
 Indicates
an EXE file which, after you've downloaded and run, will install the route
or other item for you. All files will be placed into newly
created correctly named folders. As close as it gets to "plug
and play". |
|
Routes and accessories
