On a dense foggy morning in Summer, First Great Western Class 143 '143611' is seen moving around the yards of Exeter St Davids, England in the United Kingdom operating empty stock service 5L95 being prepared for a run to Newton Abbot with a wash and refuel. Motive Power: British Rail Class 143 Route: The Riviera Line: Exeter-Paignton Scenario: [143] 2. Preparations Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Track Enhancement Pack + Train Sim Community AP Track EP Updated Textures, Armstrong Powerhouse Vegetation Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Signal Enhancement Pack, Reshade
British Railways Thompson Class B1s '61352' and '61139' with Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 '44839' on the rear are seen hauling a 20 wagon coal train assisted by a brake van out Wath Yard, England in the United Kingdom on the Worsborough Branch Line headed for Oxspring Yard on a gloomy Summers morning in 1955. Motive Power: LNER Thompson Class B1, LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 Route: Woodhead Scenario: [B1] Steam Freight Revival Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Vegetation Enhancement Pack, Golden Age Developments Woodhead Line - Track Patch, Steam Sounds Supreme Ultimate Black 5 Sound Pack, Reshade
GWR HST on a 2N28 20:30 Par to Newquay working passes St Blazey on 13th December 2025, the last day of GWR HST operations:
Some recent phots; one final Corrour wide shot, a selection of IC225 at Wolverhampton and Stafford while working the 0745 Birmingham-Glasgow Central, and a Class 170 Turbostar hurrying across the Lincolnshire countryside en-route to Nottingham and beyond.
A pair of encounters at level crossings; Hele & Bradninch (between Tiverton and Exeter)... ... and Rigton, between Weeton and Pannal.
This is a run from Holyhead to Crewe with 1K67, hauled by a Class 31/4 deputising for the regular 37/4. I've repurposed the excellent AP scenario included with their 37 packs including making the weather rather more 'wintry'.
DB BR143 Class leads the 20:15 Altenburg to Wildau train on 17th December 2025 while making its stop at Koeblitz West:
DB DABpbzfa (with BR143 propelling) takes charge of the 21:15 Wildau to Altenburg service, seen outside Wildau on 30th December 2025: And finally, I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year.
https://www.armstrongpowerhouse.com/enhancements/general/sky_weather_enhancement_pack_2.0 It's the Sky & Weather pack to be precise, which includes some excellent lighting improvements particularly proper darkness at night.
Clinchfield Railroad EMD GP7s '908', '912' and '915' in charge of 35 empty hoppers and a caboose begin from Dante Yard, Virginia in the United States of America for a northbound trip on the Main Line and seen here stopping along the way at the Cumberland and Roaring Fork coal loaders for wagon filling before heading off for a stop at Allen during a lovely 1982 Summers evening. Motive Power: EMD GP7 Route: Clinchfield Railroad: Elkhorn City - St. Paul Scenario: [GP7] 6. Efficient Haulage: Part 1 Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Reshade
That’s some very nice atmospheric lighting! I caught that train about 20 years ago when it ran through to Brig via the privately operated Lotschberg main line and then made use of a good connection into a Milan express.
For a couple of years between Leeds electrification in 1989 and squadron introduction of IC225 sets in 1991, it was possible to see Intercity 125 sets running between London and West Yorkshire with the country-end power car replaced by a Class 91 electric loco. One of these hybrid sets also served Bradford Forster Square in the evening, the Class 91 being dragged from Leeds by the HST power car working alone. The evening 'Yorkshire Pullman' to Bradford FS departs Leeds, being dragged by 43068 between Holbeck and Armley junctions. (One must imagine that the overhead wires are not there!) About 23 minutes later the set draws up to the buffers at Bradford, at exactly 1945hrs. A few hundred yards away, the hired-in Class 31 diesel awaits the road to enter Platform 1 and couple up to the dead 91 ready for the ECS drag back to Neville Hill depot. (The hybrid sets could not be driven from the 91 in pan-down mode.) (Thanks again to the creators of this excellent Airedale & Wharfedale route, available through ATS.)
Scotrail HST 43135 and 43128 forms the 11:41 Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen service, seen at Dullatur on 14th January 2026: 17th January 2026 saw this Marsdonshire Railways HST being operated as a 2+1 set while working the 19:15 Marsdon Central to Anstone, seen near Hebdon Junction:
Isle of Wight Steam Railway A1 Class '40' 'Brighton' finds itself away from home conducting a railtour on the Brighton Main Line hauling 6 coaches starting from Brighton, England during a late Autumn morning in 2017 with a 30 mile trip to Redhill stopping 5 times for passengers in between at Hassocks, Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Three Bridges and Horley. The train filled up on water at Haywards Heath and had to pull over for a siding stop at Gatwick Airport to allow other commuter services to pass. The trip was conducted to celebrate the 180th anniversary of the London and Brighton Railway! Motive Power: LB&SCR A1 Class Route: London to Brighton Scenario: Terrier: [1] Going for Gold Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Track Enhancement Pack + Train Sim Community AP Track EP Updated Textures, Armstrong Powerhouse Vegetation Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Signal Enhancement Pack, Reshade
ScotRail Class 156 units 156434 and 156514 arrive at Dumfries on 25th January 2026, with the 13:11 Carlisle to Glasgow Central working:
After allowing a train to pass at Allen, the train continued on it's journey to Elkhorn Yard, Kentucky roughly 22 miles from Allen. Along the way with night having now fallen the train proceeded to make two more pickups of coal along the way at the Steinman and Collco loaders while headed to the Elkhorn City area. Motive Power: EMD GP7 Route: Clinchfield Railroad: Elkhorn City - St. Paul Scenario: [GP7] 7. Efficient Haulage: Part 2 Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Reshade
North Yorkshire Moors Railway S15 Class '825' finds itself visiting the West Somerset Railway beginning at Minehead, England in the United Kingdom running light engine for a fill up on water followed by coupling up to it's 7 coaches for a tender-first Spring morning trip to Bishops Lydeard roughly 20 miles southeast. The train made 8 stops for passengers on the way at Dunster, Blue Anchor, Washford, Watchet, Doniford Halt, Williton, Stogumber and Crowcombe Heathfield and once at Bishops Lydeard the train uncoupled itself from the coaches and came to a stop on the opposite platform. Motive Power: LSWR S15 Class Route: West Somerset Railway Scenario: [S15] Minehead to Bishops Lydeard Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Vegetation Enhancement Pack, RW Enhancer PRO
Southern Pacific Railroad EMD SD40T-2s '8256', '8287' and '8237' with EMD SD40 '8444' lead a manifest train of 58 cars out of Colfax, California in the United States of America being assisted by EMD GP9 '5739' and EMD SD40-2 '8299' on the rear acting as helpers for the train for roughly 49 miles on a non-stop northeast bound trip to Norden on the Overland Route during an early Summers afternoon. Motive Power: EMD SD40T-2, EMD SD40, EMD GP9 Route: Donner Pass: Southern Pacific Scenario: 2a] Getting Involved (Good Weather) Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, UTS Creations Donner Pass Enhancement Pack, RW Enhancer PRO
Haha yeah, it’s an annoying limitation of some of these older steam loco DLCs. Only 1 headlamp arrangement to use!!
DB Regio Class 143 '143 062-8' leads a train of 3 Bombardier Fourth Generation Double-Deck Coaches operating service RE 9 starting in Sassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany on a lovely Summers evening seen heading 12 kilometres southeast to Lietzow (Rügen) with 2 stops in between at Lancken and Sagard on the Stralsund-Sassnitz Railway. Motive Power: DB Class 143 / DR Class 243 Route: Inselbahn: Stralsund - Sassnitz Scenario: [143] 2. An Evening Service Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, RW Enhancer PRO
ScotRail 334001 takes charge of the 10:41 Edinburgh to Helensburgh Central train as it is seen outside Cardross on 28th January 2026: Marsdonshire Railways Class 377 with the 15:00 Portkeane to Marsdon Central service pulls out of Marsdon Promenade on 31st January 2026:
British Rail Class 121 '55031' '131' starting at Plymouth, England in the United Kingdom operates a northbound service to Gunnislake during a lovely 1990 Summers morning starting by traversing the Cornish Main Line for roughly 2 miles stopping at Devonport and Keyham before joining the Tamar Valley Line with a stop at St Budeaux Victoria Road. Afterwards the train continues another 7 miles stopping at Bere Ferrers and Bere Alston where once at Bere Alston a cab-switch is required to continue running the last 4 miles of the trip to Gunnislake with a stop in between at Calstock. Motive Power: British Rail Class 121 Route: The Railways of Devon and Cornwall Scenario: Class 121 from Plymouth to Gunnislake Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Armstrong Powerhouse Vegetation Enhancement Pack, RW Enhancer PRO
Haha yep!! Unfortunately you can’t change it when driving, at least there was nothing in the manual about how to do that and there was nothing in the manual about how to change the destination display through the scenario editor either so I just had to make do.
Thanks, I’ll have to try and see if that works the next time I drive a Class 121. It’s bloody annoying when they don’t mention this sort of thing in the manual, which is supposed to tell you all about how to use and operate the train!
Some early-hours scenes at Plymouth on a chilly February morning in 1988. The down 'Midnight' from Paddington has been standing at platform 4 for about an hour, with one of Laira's Class 50s at the head. At that time the sleeper was still a big train, with 5 seating coaches in addition to the 3 sleeping cars and guard's van all bound for Penzance. Across in platform 6, a heritage DMU waits to form the 0608 staff train to Newton Abbot and Exeter, whilst platform 8 hosts the early morning Intercity 125 departure to the north east. Meanwhile at the other end of the station, the 0600 to Paddington departs. This was actually the second train of the day to London, there being an even earlier 0530 departure for businessmen needing to reach the capital before 0900. Over in the parcels bays, the station pilot is still coupled to the SLE+BG detached from the sleeper for passengers to Plymouth allowing them to sleep on until a slightly more civilised hour. On the adjacent line, vehicles off the 0030 ex-Paddington parcels and newspaper train are being unloaded. A single motorail van has been conveyed on this service, carrying cars for those London-Plymouth sleeper passengers who wished to bring their vehicle to Devon. This slightly unusual working only applied in the down direction and was done to lighten the load slightly and make the Totnes departure (in particular) easier for the train locomotive. The Up sleeper by contrast conveyed its own Motorail vehicle(s) which were shunted out of the train after arriving at Paddington. Note also the three Mk1 BGs, each with a different variety of bogie - BR1 (90mph), B4 (100mph) and Commonwealth (100mph) examples. Those who remember 90mph travel on BR1-bogied vehicles are unlikely to remember it fondly! Incidentally, the sleeper portion would later join the stock off the inbound overnight arrival from Glasgow and Edinburgh and be taken ECS to Laira T&RSMD by that train's locomotive, with the 08 remaining to act as daytime Plymouth station pilot. At 0608 prompt, the DMUs rasp away towards Mutley tunnel. These sets would divide at Newton Abbot, the Class 118 proceeding down to Paignton for a morning stopping train to Exeter, whilst the Class 101 continued to Exeter to work a stopping train to Exmouth ready for the morning commuter rush.
Two pairs of shots from recent TSC runs. Firstly, the northbound 'Cornish Scot' crossing Largin Viaduct and then departing from Liskeard a few minutes later: And then two screenshots from the last 5 minutes of a scenario from the excellent Armstrong Powerhouse Class 87 pack. The driver's view of an arrival into Carlisle on a summer's evening in 1998, at the head of the 15:33 ex-London Euston.
