Which Route to start with? - India Rails for Open Rails

[R. Steele]

Okay, would like to start to look into India Rails, quite an interesting community here and many downloads.
I am running OR exclusively - so which route among the many offered would be the best to start with.
Would like something that came with rolling stock, cabviews, sound ... so I do not have to start learning too many things at once. Know my way around MSTS, have set up and am running over 140 MSTS routes in OR.
Any possibilities come to mind?
Appreciation and thank you in advance.

[charland]

Hi Gerry,

No matter what route you choose you should take some time to download, read, and do the tutorial in Michael Vone's route building guide that's now here in the library for free.

Good luck, have fun, and watch the language if anyone else is in ear shot!

Paul :-)

[baldwin]

For a first foray into the Indian MSTS scene, I recommend the Mumbai 2011 route by Nitin Bandhare. It is available at http://www.ir-msts.in/ along with downloads of stock packs and links to others that are required.

The first set of files you will see are the latest version, still in Beta. Just under those are the files and links you need.

[seagoon]

No matter what route you choose you should take some time to download, read, and do the tutorial in Michael Vone's route building guide that's now here in the library for free.

I think he means that he wants to start running on an Indian route and which of the dozens now available should he choose.

I think that's what he means.

[R. Steele]

I think he means that he wants to start running on an Indian route and which of the dozens now available should he choose. I think that's what he means.

Yep, exactly what I meant. Looking for India Rails Routes to download from Library and wondered where to start ... there are quite a few to choose from. I should have been a little clearer on that point.

Although Paul's advice is also on point (I have had other conversations with him about moving shrubbery on routes and I am currently reading Michael Vones excellent manual.)

Anyone with an interest in how routes are put together should read this, also gives one insight into the complex and difficult task of writing new software... Open Rails ... load and run all these wonderful routes made for MSTS.
and... anyone reading this and not familiar with Paul Charland"s wonderfully excellent routes should give themselves a treat and download something from his collection!!

[R. Steele]

For a first foray into the Indian MSTS scene, I recommend the Mumbai 2011 route by Nitin Bandhare. It is available at http://www.ir-msts.in/ along with downloads of stock packs and links to others that are required.

The first set of files you will see are the latest version, still in Beta. Just under those are the files and links you need.

Excellent, just what I was looking for. New site for me.
Thanks for taking the time to post.

[baldwin]

Gerry

Long as you follow the basic instruction on the site, this route works "out of the box". You might be interested to know that it also includes one of the Indian Hill Railways, the one from Neral to Matheran. Only 21km long but takes close to 2 hours to run it.

[R. Steele]

Thanks Baldwin for all your help. I have bookmarked the site and have begun to put the route together. Got too many other things going, putting together the CajonPass4 Template - 60 downloads to change sound files, check files for new settings, etc. etc., Reading Michael Vones route manual, playing with the OR RE from a thread at Elvas.

Plus some lazy days playing with the trains....and the usual duties and responsibilities of life. Okay I need a nap.

[Nitin]

Thanks Baldwin, again
I am also trying to promote OR from my website. Judging from the content in train-sim's file library; we can guess the interest of Indian railfans in train simulations. However not all are able to enjoy MSTS/ OR. Reasons are many, one of them is a complex installation procedure. So trying to simplify things, one such example is here
Some Quick Tips for OR
Also trying to create instructions about installations of MSTS itself and others related programs in local languages (Hindi) to simplify further.
Please go thru the forums, any contributions, links towards further simplification of MSTS/ OR would be greatly welcome.

[Dilroop]

In my open rails the stations are showing like 3d structures. I cannot see as original station. Please help me to solve

[BANKURA]

Hiii
I would recommend "msts.zip" by Farhan Mulla. It doesn't require any extra downloads as it comes with all the requisites. I've been running it succesfully. This file is available on this site.
Regards
Ankur

[baldwin]

In my open rails the stations are showing like 3d structures. I cannot see as original station. Please help me to solve

A screenshot would help in understanding your problem. Maybe include a log file as well.

[cjakeman]

I am also trying to promote OR from my website.

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As you can see from the Open Rails website, there is no mention of India and Indian railways. Which do you reckon are the leading forums that Open Rails should link to?

Thanks,

[INFORMATION]

Thanks Baldwin, again
I am also trying to promote OR from my website. Judging from the content in train-sim's file library; we can guess the interest of Indian railfans in train simulations. However not all are able to enjoy MSTS/ OR. Reasons are many, one of them is a complex installation procedure. So trying to simplify things, one such example is here
Some Quick Tips for OR
Also trying to create instructions about installations of MSTS itself and others related programs in local languages (Hindi) to simplify further.
Please go thru the forums, any contributions, links towards further simplification of MSTS/ OR would be greatly welcome.

MORNING SIR, im a new to open rails pls help me for the for to run indian routes and addons i dont knw where to put the files pls can you provide me the whole file of the kit to run easily

[eric]

Welcome to the forums, we'd love to help but we are going to need a little bit more information. Where did you install open rails?

Within your open rails folders, you should have a subfolder named routes, which is where any subfolders you download with a route should go.