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<h2>Demo Model 1</h2>
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You can try out Open Rails by <a href="http://www.openrails.org/files/DemoModel1.zip" title="Warning: large download - 250MB">downloading this model</a> to drive the route from Edinburgh towards Glasgow.
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and this model, which is cut down from a full-size commercial route, compresses to 250MB. Installation instructions are included.
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<p style="text-align: center">Edinburgh Waverley station</p>
The model, generously donated by Making Tracks Ltd, reproduces the route between the Scottish capitals during the "blue" period of British Rail. Your service is a morning express from Edinburgh Waverley as far as the town of Linlithgow, about 20 minutes running.
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You can also watch a player driving the route on Open Rails in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ5aVEvbOOE&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">this video</a>, which provides a voice-over.
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<h2>Great Zig Zag Railway - New South Wales</h2>
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<h2>Stand-alone Content</h2>
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As mentioned opposite, <a href="http://www.zigzag.coalstonewcastle.com.au/">this route</a> is steam-only and provides some good variety for new players to Open Rails.
Some content relies on the presence of files from MSTS, such as sound files and cab interiors.
This is usually the case for free content downloaded from forums, so installing this content can be tricky.
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<h2>Expected To Grow</h2>
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Now that Open Rails has reached a stage where it can do most of what Microsoft Train Simulator does, attention is shifting to features that only Open Rails can provide. You should expect the lists below to grow.
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In part this is because the Open Rails platform supports finer graphical detail by accommodating more "polys", with smoother curves and more detailed textures. But also the Development Team has begun to include Open Rails-specific parameters so models can be built which work with the Open Rails simulator in ways which Microsoft Train Simulator ignores.
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There are more than 40 of these parameters (identified by the prefix "ORTS") which are used to provide features such as more realistic smoke for diesel locos and more realistic performance for steam locos.
Content which has no such dependence (typically labelled as "stand-alone" or "mini-route") is easy to install.
All the content on this page is stand-alone.
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<h3>Great Zig Zag Railway - New South Wales</h3>
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<p style="text-align: center">Great Zig Zag Railway</p>
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<a href="http://www.zigzag.coalstonewcastle.com.au/">This route</a> is steam-only and provides some good variety for new
players to Open Rails.
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<h2>Resources</h2>
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<h2>Other Resources</h2>
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The Spanish websites <a href="http://viajerosaltren.es">Viajeros al Tren</a> and <a href="http://www.spaintrainzrutas.com/">Spain Trainz Rutas</a> are some of the first to offer Open Rails-specific products.
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<a href="http://www.dekosoft.com">Dekosoft Trains</a> offer GP30 locos with 3D cabs exclusively for Open Rails.
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Peter Newell has published the <a href="http://www.zigzag.coalstonewcastle.com.au/">Great Zig Zag Railway</a>, a steam route for Open Rails v1.0 (this 120MB download requires no other files).
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Some Australian routes (New South Wales) have been packaged by Peter Newell to work just with Open Rails:
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See <a href="/trade">our Trade page</a> for links to commercial vendors.
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<h3>Library Files</h3>
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<li>A search for "Open Rails" on <a href="http://www.elvastower.com">Elvas Tower</a> forum finds 450 files.</li>
<li>A search for "Open Rails" on <a href="http://www.trainsim.com">TrainSim</a> forum finds 519 files.</li>
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<h2>Content hosted on GitHub.com</h2>
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Several routes have been released which make use of the Git repository software.
Using the Github Desktop program makes it easy for the user to discover and fetch updates to the content.
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<h3>MidEast Coast</h3>
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<a href="https://github.com/MECoast/MECoast" target="_blank">This route</a> is a "work in progress" by Mick Clarke and set in 1950's
UK. It runs from London northwards to York and includes the lines to Hunstanton and Skegness as well as many of the
East Midlands and Yorkshire coal mines. Further extensions are planned.
<a href="https://github.com/MECoast/MECoast/blob/main/Routes/MidEastCoast/Documents/MEPMaps.pdf" target="_blank">(map)</a>
It is a refinement of MidEast Plus which was written for MSTS and set in the 1970's. (Size about 4GB but growing)
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<h3>Chiltern</h3>
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<a href="https://github.com/DocMartin7644/Chiltern-Route-v2" target="_blank">This route</a> is a "work in progress" by
Martin Phillips and set in 1960's UK. It runs through the Chiltern Hills to London.
The route includes the two main lines in the area (ex-GWR/GCR and ex-GCR/Metropolitan) and the lines between but also much of the
London Transport underground system where it parallels or shares lines with the two main lines. (Size about 11GB)
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<h3>New Forest</h3>
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<small>[Searches made 28-May-2021]</small>
<a href="https://github.com/rickloader/NewForestRouteV3" target="_blank">This route</a> is a "work in progress" by Rick Loader
and set in 1950's UK. It runs from the coastal towns of Weymouth, Bournemouth, Southampton and Portsmouth northwards to Bath and Basingstoke
<a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rickloader/NewForestRouteV3/main/Documents/MapWtt.jpg" target="_blank">(map)</a>.
It is notable for its detailed timetable with distinctive operating manoeuvres. (Size about 10GB)
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<strong>Oct 2021</strong>
<a href="http://openrails.org/discover/version-1-4/">Version 1.4</a> is now available for immediate download <a href="http://openrails.org/download/program/">here</a>.
<strong>Summer 2022</strong>
Three new UK routes are now available for immediate download <a href="http://openrails.org/download/content/">here</a>.
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<strong>Nov 2020</strong>
Wagons can now be braked individually as on the oldest railways. This can be experienced in 2 scenarios - <a href="https://www.coalstonewcastle.com.au/physics/stock/#rainhill">Stephenson's Rocket at Rainhill Trials</a> and <a href="https://www.coalstonewcastle.com.au/physics/stock/#select">Langley Vale Timber Tramway</a>.
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<strong>Apr 2020</strong>
After more than a year of work <a href="http://www.siskurail.org/" title="Oregon to California, created by Dale Rickert">the free, restored and improved Siskiyou Route</a> is once more available.
<strong>Oct 2021</strong>
<a href="http://openrails.org/discover/version-1-4/">Version 1.4</a> is now available for immediate download <a href="http://openrails.org/download/program/">here</a>.
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<strong>Apr 2019</strong>
<a href="https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/tslib.php?searchid=13577139">ENG files published</a> with accurate physics for 176 USA diesel locos.
<strong>Oct 2021</strong>
Support for <a href="https://reshade.me/">ReShade</a>
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Map window for timetabled trains
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<strong>Mar 2018</strong>
Geoff Rowlands found a way to model 3D controls so they can be grabbed by the handle <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO9XrBz3iD0&feature=youtu.be">as in this video</a>.
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Wagons can now be braked individually as on the oldest railways. This can be experienced in 2 scenarios - <a href="https://www.coalstonewcastle.com.au/physics/stock/#rainhill">Stephenson's Rocket at Rainhill Trials</a> and <a href="https://www.coalstonewcastle.com.au/physics/stock/#select">Langley Vale Timber Tramway</a>.
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