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 18th 2025 and will be judged by me - burnsys_bashes In the event of this week's winner not responding by 10PM PST on Sunday, October 19th 2025, a new thread will be created using the results of this week's poll. The theme for this week is: Preservation Feel free to interpret the theme however you wish. Good luck to you all.
13th April 1993 sees the beautifully restored Princess Royal Class 46203 "Princess Margaret Rose" on the North Wales Coastal Route with A Llandudno Junction to Crewe Express service.
Lovingly restored Jubilee Class 45596 "Bahamas" seen on one her final outings at the GCR Autumn Steam Gala, before being taken out of service for a forthcoming scheduled essential maintenance overhaul.
Union Pacific Railroad FEF-3 '844' is the only steam locomotive that has not been retired by an American Class I railroad and to this day commonly operates trains as a part of UP's heritage fleet! Here '844' leads a UP employee excursion passenger service consisting of 2 baggage cars and 9 coaches headed northwest for Laramie, Wyoming in the United States of America on the Laramie Subdivision of the Overland Route. Motive Power: Union Pacific FEF-3 Route: Sherman Hill Scenario: UP Employee Excursion, Pt. 2 [HUD] Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Reshade
DRB Class 52 '52 5992' hauls a heritage freight service of 10 wagons along the Ruhr-Sieg Railway headed south for a meetup of other historical German locomotives at Kirchhundem-Welschen Ennest, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Motive Power: DRB Class 52 Route: Ruhr-Sieg Scenario: Historic freight train Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Reshade
One of my favourite aspects of heritage railways is that with their large variety of rollingstock and freedom to operate what they desire it can often result in absurdly strange consists and situations! Here Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Fowler Class 4F '43924' and West Country Class '34092' 'City of Wells' work together to operate an evening grand finale service of 12 coaches headed southwards for Oxenhope, England in the United Kingdom for an Autumn Gala that was being held on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Motive Power: LMS Fowler Class 4F, SR West Country Class Route: The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Scenario: Autumn Gala Part 11 Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Vegetation Enhancement Pack, Reshade
A plethora of preserved locos at the Great Central Railway, Loughborough. This screenshot is a visual recreation of the memories I have from the October Steam Gala held at the GCR on Oct 3rd-5th 2025. On show is preserved:- Stanier Mogul 13268 Standard 2MT 78018 Jubilee Class 45596 "Bahamas" Parked up in the sidings are the Preserved Diesel Locos:- Class 47 D1708 (47117) Class 50 50019 Class 37 37714 Class 35 D7018 Class 55 55019 Class 27 27056 [Please Click on image to view full size for best effect]
Fictional Company here but Preserved 3 Separate Large Tender Engines based out of the Site of the Old Goods yards and sheds at Saint Pancras, here seen with 6016 "King Edward V", 5022 "Wigmore Castle" but here Renamed to "Dame of Leicester" and 46210 Hauling a regularly timetabled Steam hauled Service out of London Calling At Leicester, Derby and Sheffield with 4 Departures of that service a day resulting in the 4 Large Locos the only Missing is a Ex LNER A3 60087 "Blenheim"
Remember to judge mate! burnsys_bashes, if you don't over the next ~24hrs I'll set up a new thread with the backup theme that got the most votes (which at the moment is Loco Hauled). If you see this by the time I've set up a new thread, feel free to still choose your winners for this week and whoever gets 1st place may take over judging if I've already created a new thread for Week 40.
Meant to do this earlier, but I've set up the new thread for the next week, with the backup theme Loco Hauled. https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/unofficial-screenshot-competition-week-40-41.94847/ It'll also double as Week 41 as well, with it being set up this late into the week it would give very little time to provide a submission so the deadline will be November 1st instead of September 25th. If burnsys_bashes returns to decide a winner for this week I am more than happy to let them take over the judging work for Week 40-41. Best of luck!
Thanks for that Blazin it is much appreciated. The only concern i have is you not being able to participate yourself, which would be a shame, so please feel free to share your own take on the theme for us all to enjoy, Cheers.
