this route covers the Western Main Line from Footscray through Sunshine, Melton, Bacchus Marsh, up the daunting Ingliston Bank, through Ballan on to Warrenheip and into Ballarat and environs.

Prototype Operator: Victorian Railways and its successors.

Version 1.3 has selectable visible wire depending on suburban or country use. Martin Bennett's VR gantries have been installed, replacing the default.

1. Xtracks 3.06 or higher

1. Download the two files linked above; ensure both files are in the same folder in your PC.
    
2. Run the installer by double-clicking on the EXE file (do not touch the data file - .D01 - the installer EXE will load the data pack itself). The installer is automatically set to "Run As Administrator" for Vista and Windows 7 users.
    
3. You must have all six default routes installed BEFORE running this installer. The 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.
    
4. You must have Xtracks 3.06 or higher installed.
    
5. Allow the batch file to run to completion. If you do not see this batch file run in a DOS box, you most likely are a Vista or Windows 7 user. TURN OFF "User Account Control" (Start | Control Panel | User Accounts | Turn User Account Control On or Off); then right-click on the installme.bat file in the Route folder and set "Run As Administrator". The batch file should now run correctly.
    
6. The first time you run this route, there will be a short delay as MSTS "generates terrain buffers" - this is a one-off and subsequent use of this route will load normally.