Welcome to the Unofficial Screenshot Competition! This is a fun and friendly alternative to the official Screenshot Competition run by DTG. Here you can share your weekly themed TSC screenshots using any 3rd party / post shot editing etc. creations which are not allowed in the official competition. Rules: TSC only shots allowed. Screenshot should be in some way (can be very tenuous) linked to the theme. Otherwise anything goes. You can enter up to 3 screenshots, posted as separate posts. You can delete and replace if you wish. 3rd party content / Re-shades / Reskins etc. are welcomed but are not mandatory. Previous week's winner to decide winner (can't enter themselves). The winner chooses the new theme for next week (and becomes the new judge). The Judge of the week's decision is final. We strongly discourage any negative comment or criticism of another entry by a fellow contributor. This is a light hearted & fun contest! This is a major "we are all friendly" thread and we hope it will always remain so. Please keep chat to an absolute minimum. Entries will close at 10PM PST on Saturday, October 4th 2025 and will be judged by me - Mfeets In the event of this week's winner not responding by 10PM PST on Sunday, October 5th 2025, a new thread will be created using the results of this week's poll. The theme for this week is: Open Country Feel free to interpret the theme however you wish. Good luck to you all.
However many times I run the Preston to Carlisle WCML Over Shap route I just never get bored of the wonderful rolling hills and fields on the climb up to Shap Summit
Sorry that my response will be late, just writing to let you lot know that I will indeed be contributing this week but rather late (tomorrow) since I’m on holiday at the moment. I’m currently out seeing trains in the open country of real life!
Blazin it's probably a mark of how much realism can be achieved in the sim, that I saw your photos and thought they were screenshots initially Here's my contribution, can't get much more out in the open than the middle of Rannoch Moor...
Cruising through the North Wales countryside, DVT82226 in TFW Alzheimer's Society livery heads the 1W91 Cardiff Central to Holyhead service.
The majestic mountains and valleys of the Norfolk Broads are fully encapsulated in this open country scene as a humble Class 105 struggles to pull the Lowestoft to Norwich service over the rollercoaster terrain. The local North Norfolk Mountain Rescue Team have to endure & pass the, grueling but crucial, initiation climb test, of being able to scale a 6ft embankment, before gaining the sought after "NNMRT Badge of Honour" https://norfolkblogger.co.uk/north-norfolk-mountain-rescue-team-anniversary-celebrations/6245 [EDIT] For those of you that reside in other parts of our Globe, and maybe not aware, the Norfolk Broads in the UK is the flattest piece of landscape you could ever wish to visit.
Union Pacific Railroad FEF-3 '844' and EMD SD70ACe '8444' haul an excursion passenger service originating from Denver, Colorado in the United States of America and consisting of 2 baggage cars and 10 coaches seen traveling through the open country of the Laramie Subdivision on the Overland Route heading northwest for Laramie, Wyoming on a cloudy Summers afternoon. Motive Power: Union Pacific FEF-3, EMD SD70ACe Route: Sherman Hill Scenario: UP 844 Excursion from Denver [Adv] Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Reshade
2 Matsuhara Railway KiHa 750 units (based on the KiHa 07 Series) pass alongside abandoned sidings in the open country of Hokkaido, Japan on the fictional Matsuhara Line (based on the Furusato Ginga Line). The pair of railmotors are headed northwards for Rintenjo operating the Local 101M service over the entirety of the line originating from Matsuhara itself. Motive Power: KiHa 750 Route: The Story of Forest Rail Scenario: 1. (CS) Main line full length run Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Reshade
British Railways Standard Class 4 4-6-0 '76027' hauls a small consist of 3 coaches through the open country of the Stainmore Line operating a stopping local service headed westbound towards Penrith for Ullswater Lake, England in the United Kingdom during a lovely Summers afternoon. Motive Power: BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0 Route: Stainmore, Shap & Eden Valley Scenario: Darlington to Penrith Local Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Reshade
Sorry for the late judging, probably should of closed it Friday knowing I would be out all of Saturday. Anyways, here goes: In third place, with this very pretty (and very green) scene is Craigie-C In 2nd with some very desolate and open scene with a seemingly small train is Limeyfox And finally, in first, is either of these shots from Blazin, they're both great, love the dark sky in the first one and the sheer amount of open plains visible in the second. Congrats to all! See you next week!
Thank you very much for 1st place and congratulations to the other winners! I should have a new thread up sometime in the next few hours!
New thread is now up, with the theme of Signalling, enjoy! https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/unofficial-screenshot-competition-week-38-2025.94421/
