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 / Reshades / 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 9:00 PM BST on Friday, May 17th 2024 and will be judged by me - cscarpenter In the event of this weeks winner not responding by 5:00 PM BST Sunday, May 19th, a new thread will be created using the theme with the highest votes in this weeks poll. Theme for this week : "Diesel Powered" Feel free to interpret the theme however you wish. Good luck to all, but most importantly, remember to have fun.
The iconic Santa Fe Super Chief is running on time and at track speed through the Southern Nevada desert. While the hand of a 25 year Santa Fe veteran is on the throttle of these F3s, passengers are filtering into the dining car for a champagne dinner of charcoal broiled sirloin steak, baked potato, salad, and desert all for $7.90. Then it will be time for a few after dinner cocktails in the lounge and chatting with fellow passengers while the porter readies rooms for their last night on board. The setting sun is casting an orange glow hinting at the prospects of clear weather upon arrival in San Diego. The passengers will be gently lulled to sleep by the gentle swaying of the coaches. Back in a time when getting there was half the fun.
A great view the engineer's seat of Utah Belt AC4400CW #3629 as it leads slow coal drag of 70,100 ton loaded coal hoppers up the canyon towards Helper. The light playing on canyon walls can accentuate the beautiful colors of of earth and foliage. The Harris box is showing current locomotive status as all good. American diesel locomotives are a tough breed.
D400 'Fearless' leads a Paignton - New Street service up the incline out of Paignton Route: Riviera Line Loco: AP Class 50
66528 'Madge Elliot MBE' works a repathed 4E30 to Leeds FLT during a strike day. Route: GEML Loco: AP Class 66
It's early morning in the Southern California desert and a chance to see a thundering heard of rail warriors, turbos screaming, pulling a two mile long manifest freight up out of Mojave heading West and through the Techachapi Loop for Bakersfield and a crew change.
56302 'Peco The Railway Modeller 2016 70 Years' tears up Longbridge after a signal check with a Worcester - Holyhead railtour via Birmingham New St Route: Birmingham Cross City Loco: AP Class 56
On a sunny afternoon, a mismatched set of AC4400CWs lead a westbound manifest/lumber drag southward, towards the steep descent into California's Central Valley. Route: UP Black Butte Subdivision Loco: AC4400CW
DB had decided to experiment with different rollingstock on longer journeys - one such test working involved a DB BR 612 tilting DMU. The set ran all the way from Kiel to Hannover via Hamburg. Here we see the set arriving after its massive 315km journey into Hannover on a clear day Loco: DB BR 612 (From Pegnitzelbahn) Route: Hamburg S1, Hannover and Kiel via Lubeck (Workshop route)
With 6,500 BHP between them, DC Rail Freight 56091 "Driver Wayne Gaskell" and 56103 breach the sumitt of the Lickey Incline with a rake of 14 x JXA Hoppers on the Birmingham Cross Country Route.
Preserved Class 40 D372 is seen leading 10 Mk1 coaches, beautifully restored to 1960s condition at Rugby station on the WCML on train 1Z87 "The Lickey Whistler" railtour. The service originated at Bromsgrove and called at all major stations en route to London Euston. Route: WCML South & Cross City (Workshop) Loco: AP Class 40
Well, with the theme of "Diesel", did you all really expect me not to sneak a Class 37 in here somewhere? I have also thrown in a diesel powered AEC lorry and a Leyland Panther bus for good measure.
An aerial shot of an early moring BNSF auto carrier train traversing the Tehachapi loop Route: Tehachapi Pass Loco: BNSF GE ES44DC
70017 awaiting the road out of Earles Sidings with a cement train on a sunny day in the Hope Valley. Not much love for the 70 as it is, its sounds are poor along with its physics, we are long overdue a loco EP & the 70 would benefit greatly from some love.
It was electric now the 390 is diesel powered after a failure on the 390 set, Thunderbird 57307 "Lady Penelope" drags a broken unidentified 390.
What a brilliant selection of the diesels operating with power on the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway! Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe GE U28CG '353' followed by '350' and '358' unseen in this shot make an unusual form of motive power for the westbound El Capitan passenger servicing climbing the Raton Pass of the United States of America on a state border crossing run from Trinidad to Raton, crossing over from Colorado to New Mexico on a Summers day of 1967. Beside this service; a climbing freight train that the El Capitan is overtaking is seen being hauled by EMD F7A and EMD F7B units as well as EMD GP7s seen assisting the freight train at the rear seen in the background! Locos: EMD F7A, EMD F7B, EMD GP7, GE U28CG Route: Raton Pass: Trinidad - Raton Scenario: [SFC 1.03] El Capitan Westbound Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, ReShade Sidenote: Annoyingly this screenshot is sho
Despite Germany having multiple examples of modern electric traction; diesels still find themselves useful! Here; two DB Class 218s built in the 1960s and 1970s are seen operating passenger services around Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein with Bombardier Double-Deck Coaches on a cold Winters night. Loco: DB Class 218 Route: Hamburg-Lübeck Railway Scenario: 4. [218] Hamburg to Lübeck: Part 2 Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, RW Enhancer 2, ReShade
Into the late 1950s and early 1960s; diesel powered locomotives continued increasing in numbers across the rail network of the United Kingdom forcing many steam locomotives to shunting and branch line services with the diesels slowly taking over the mainline trains. Here we see this exact situation taking place in the fictional British location of Setterfield; where British Railways Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 '44839' is rusting away and limited to shunting duties in the yard with a mainline freight service hauled by two diesel powered British Railways Class 37s passing through on a Winters morning. Locos: British Rail Class 37, LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 Route: Granfield Branch Line Scenario: Shunting In A Winter Wonderland Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, ReShade
With less than [EDIT] 1 Day and an hour to go till deadline, and the theme being diesel, I just had to post this shot of possibly my favourite DB Diesel, the wonderful vR 218 with a rake of Silberlings.
Ha ha, I just broke up for the weekend and in my mind "THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE" LOL To me, today is Friday. Thank's for the prompt. I stand firmly corrected, I shall now go and sit on the naughty step and reflect on my actions. [EDIT] I have reflected on my actions and have come to the decision my punishment must be to post another DB BR 218 Shot so here goes. See you all tomorrow
On a serious note, I am loving all your entries to date, keep them coming, only a day to go (as advised by paulc (Thanks)) I had it in my head today was Friday LOL.
That's why I love this comp. Great banter/ camararderie /friendships / no nastiness, [EDIT] and great screenshots,[/EDIT] long may it continue.
Firstly, can I just confirm today is actually Friday in the UK and it is after 21:00hrs? LOL Secondly, can I just thank you all for such a wonderful collection of images to chose from. Thirdly, I have to chose podium places out of these terrific contributions so here goes:- I award equal 3rd place to I'm a railfan obviously. for this simplistic but wonderful offering just love the basic use of colours and camera angle and also to paulc for this superb low angle shot of the fantastic Freightliner Class 70 Equal 2nd placings go to Craigie-C for this amazing combination of diesel transport variations. and aso PhÜnKî_Rø0sTā for this wonderful Class 40 capture Finally I award the golden master key to rwaday for this beautful image of US Diesel stock doing what US diesel stock does best.
Thank you for this honor. It is a pleasure to bring some content from North America to the British isles. Congratulations to all the others and thanks to all the other participants for your entries.
