Welcome to the Train Sim World Screenshot Contest! This week's theme is: At Station You can vote for next week's theme in the poll attached to this thread. How does it work? You can submit your screenshot to the thread, and every Monday we will choose which screenshots will go to the loading screens. Shortly after, we will open a new thread and announce the winners. Each week has its own theme which is voted for by the community. PLEASE NOTE - We are looking to update the style of the loading screens on TSW3, this means recent screenshot images might not go up straight away but will make sure that your image will go on the loading screen, TSW2 will be unaffected by this. Competition Rules: Limit is 2 screenshots per person; 1 screenshot per post. Include in your post the route the screenshot was taken on as well as the name of the train (if applicable). Screenshots must be in a 16:9 resolution, at least 1920x1080 pixels, even better if it’s 4K! Screenshots may be taken on Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X & S or Steam. Submissions must fit the theme of the week, as stated at the beginning of this post. Other Rules: Official content only. Please make sure anything that is not available on the Steam Store or Dovetail Store is not shown in the screenshot. - This means no community mods. No entries to include vehicles using Livery Designer. Due to licencing limitations we are unable to use these images. Your entry may be disqualified if it is deemed to not follow these rules. Please limit chat to only when absolutely necessary. Competition closes at mid-day Monday (UK time). The winner will be chosen every Friday. Winner's Prize: The winning screenshot will appear in the game as a loading screen for 4 weeks! How To Get shots: Setting up the shot If you are playing on Steam the keys “2” or “3” will offer a selection of pre-set external views, or you can use “8” to get a free camera with more control. If you are playing on console pressing the right joystick will give you a free external camera. Console players can change the camera angle moving the two joysticks, and on Steam the direction keys and mouse will achieve the same results. Taking as a Railfan Shot Make sure “Hide the UI” is on in settings, then... Xbox One – Hold the X button. PlayStation – Hold the Square button. Steam – Press Ctrl + F10 … Railfan shots can then be found in your Profile at trainsimworld.com. For more on this please read: https://live.dovetailgames.com/live/train-sim-world/articles/article/tsw2-railfan-shots T&C: Please refer the terms and conditions for this competition here: https://dovetailgames.com/competition-terms-and-conditions/ Note that by submitting an entry to this contest, you are consenting to us using your screenshot as a loading screen and showing it on our social media channels (such as Instagram) You can vote for next week's theme in the poll attached to this thread. How does it work? You can submit your screenshot to the thread, and every Monday we will choose which screenshots will go to the loading screens. Shortly after, we will open a new thread and announce the winners. Each week has its own theme which is voted for by the community. PLEASE NOTE - We are looking to update the style of the loading screens on TSW3, this means recent screenshot images might not go up straight away but will make sure that your image will go on the loading screen, TSW2 will be unaffected by this. Competition Rules: Limit is 2 screenshots per person; 1 screenshot per post. Include in your post the route the screenshot was taken on as well as the name of the train (if applicable). Screenshots must be in a 16:9 resolution, at least 1920x1080 pixels, even better if it’s 4K! Screenshots may be taken on Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X & S or Steam. Submissions must fit the theme of the week, as stated at the beginning of this post. Other Rules: Official content only. Please make sure anything that is not available on the Steam Store or Dovetail Store is not shown in the screenshot. - This means no community mods. No entries to include vehicles using Livery Designer. Due to licencing limitations we are unable to use these images. Your entry may be disqualified if it is deemed to not follow these rules. Please limit chat to only when absolutely necessary. Competition closes at mid-day Monday (UK time). The winner will be chosen every Friday. Winner's Prize: The winning screenshot will appear in the game as a loading screen for 4 weeks! How To Get shots: Setting up the shot If you are playing on Steam the keys “2” or “3” will offer a selection of pre-set external views, or you can use “8” to get a free camera with more control. If you are playing on console pressing the right joystick will give you a free external camera. Console players can change the camera angle moving the two joysticks, and on Steam the direction keys and mouse will achieve the same results. Taking as a Railfan Shot Make sure “Hide the UI” is on in settings, then... Xbox One – Hold the X button. PlayStation – Hold the Square button. Steam – Press Ctrl + F10 … Railfan shots can then be found in your Profile at trainsimworld.com. For more on this please read: https://live.dovetailgames.com/live/train-sim-world/articles/article/tsw2-railfan-shots T&C: Please refer the terms and conditions for this competition here: https://dovetailgames.com/competition-terms-and-conditions/ Note that by submitting an entry to this contest, you are consenting to us using your screenshot as a loading screen and showing it on our social media channels (such as Instagram)
Back on National Train Day, we have some railfanning at Boston South Station for the 1st run of the Acela along the Boston Sprinter route. Route: Boston Sprinter Equipment: Acela Express
Played in the 'Pure Baltic' scenario, as 314202 sits at Kirkhill bound for Glasgow Central, 314210 and classmate 314212 arrive bound for Newton Route: Cathcart Circle Train: BR Class 314 ScR
Played in the 'Off The Grid' scenario, as a 66 crosses the Medway Valley Line at Strood on a route learning trip via the Chatham Main Line, 395028 and a classmate stop at Strood whilst heading to Ebbsfleet International (vice St Pancras due to pantograph issues) and Faversham respectively Route: Southeastern Highspeed Trains: Class 395 SEB & Class 66 EWS
Route: Peninsula Corridor Trains: MP36PH-3C CTX, MP15DC CT97 As the Food Festival continues in Redwood City in the US, Caltrain MP36PH-3C 927 slows to stop at the busy station on a southbound service. Meanwhile, MP15DCs 503 and 504 head north with ballast hoppers.
Route: Schnellfahrstrecke: Kassel - Würzburg Trains: BR401 DBE, DB ICE3 RBW, DB ICE3 The 5th of June is World Environment Day, and as the day breaks in Würzburg in Germany, Deutsche Bahn BR 401 015-3 and BR 403 242-5 are both seen wearing the "Deutschlands schnellster Klimaschützer" ("Germany's fastest climate protector") livery. In addition, June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, and so BR 403 320-5 wearing the "Railbow" livery here will be seen nationwide serving various cities as celebrations continue.
