Zig Zag Railway Route Download
Version 1.5 - Experience the excitement of driving a train.
This route is a "stand-alone" Open Rails (OR) installation and can be set up to run independently of MSTS. Note: The full route and rolling stock is designed to run in Open Rails only. Running the route in MSTS may cause a series of error messages in MSTS.
This route is a demonstration route for OR, and is designed to allow new users to quickly and easily run Open Rails without the "normal" requirements to install multiple components. The route also has a series of activities which are designed to allow users to learn the key basic functions required to drive a train.
The tutorial activities are as follows
- Tutorial #1 - Basic Games Controls.
- Tutorial #2 - Basic Train Driving.
- Tutorial #3 - Train Braking.
- Tutorial #4 - Non-air Train Braking.
- Tutorial #5 - Shunting.
- Tutorial #6 - Loading and Servicing.
- Tutorial #7 - Advanced Driving Practice.
- Tutorial #8 - Understanding the Dispatch Window Operation.
To view some scenes on the route see the screenshots page.
Once users have mastered the basic OR operations, then they can expand their operational scenarios by searching for different content, such as routes and rolling stock to further enhance their experiences.
This route has been packaged such a way that it allows two different installation options.
- Full Install - Complete package with the route, all relevant rolling stock and objects, and Open Rails Game program included. This option is designed for first time users of OR, and allows the installation of the OR game program and content so that a user can sample the delights of OR operation quickly and easily.
- Route (Content) Install Only - This install option is for more experienced users who already have OR game program installed, and only installs the route and rolling stock.
To install this route, follow these steps:
- Download the installation file -
zig_zag_railway_v1_5.exe - Double click the
zig_zag_railway_v1_5 file and this will initially install the Zig Zag (ZZ) route in a folder calledC:\Open Rails Train Simulator - ZZ ( by default - changing installation folders will cause issues with later linking between OR and ZZ. This will require manual linking of OR and ZZ content). - Once the ZZ Route has been installed, an Option to install the OR v1.5 Game program will be presented to the User when the installer exit screen is displayed. If OR v1.5 is already installed, this step can be skipped, by canceling the installer. If installed, then OR will be installed. The user can select the destination folder, however it is recommended that the folder be called
C:\Open Rails Train Simulator - v1.5\Open Rails - If you have selected the option to install the OR game program, then close the ZZ installer once the OR game installer has started (allow some time for this to happen).
- Once both ZZ and OR have finished installing, OR should start automatically (provide the Launch checkbox is not unticked) and display the ZZ Route.
Once installation is finished a reference document will be opened to describe how to Start and Exit from an activity, as well as how to Save and Restore an activity.
Other documentation for the Tutorial Activities, and generally on the ZZ Route history and operations can be found in the
Note: To successfully run the activities a number of optional game settings need to be applied (see the Open Rails Settings section in the activity documentation). These can be applied by selecting the Options button on the opening screen, and navigating to the relevant TAB in the window that comes up.
For a more cutomised installation process see the route installation instructions.
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Zig Zag Railway - v1.5 Full Route and Rolling Stock Content - For OR Users only. (Updated to support new features added to OR v1.5. It is recommended that older versions of Zig Zag are removed before installing v1.5. Prev version downloads = 125,445.) |
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