Some very arty shots this week, I love it! A decent number of entries so I feel confident in awarding the following prizes: In Third Place,...
Was this using AP Mark 1 coaches out of interest? They tend to model the rolling resistance and drag on curves etc more effectively than other...
The thing about loadings in BR days was that not only did the loco need to be capable of haulIng the load, it had to manage to achieve...
Having driven steam locos over the S&C many times in TSC, and also travelled behind them extensively in real life. You’d expect a Jubilee or...
Welcome to the Unofficial Screenshot Competition! This is a fun and friendly alternative to the official Screenshot Competition run by DTG. Here...
Thank you for the win! And congratulations to the others. I'll set up next week's competition shortly.
I'm back at my local railway, the North Somerset 'Mendip Line'. It's not a public operating day but things are still going on, the highlight...
The rather incongruous sight of a SR 'Schools' under the wires at Carlisle. She's about to make a spectacular assault of Ais Gill, and then on to...
West Somerset Railway resident 6960 'Raveningham Hall' pilots main-line certified 34067 'Tangmere' on an early morning departure from Minehead to...
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The 'high' is in Welsh Highland Railway and the 'speed' is 5mph! Taliesin works an early morning local train from Porthmadog Harbour to...
Continuing with the late 1940s theme - a brand new Modified Hall is deputising for a Castle on the prestigious Torbay Express, seen here at...
My first footplate run over the magnificent 'West of England' freeware route from Golden Age Developments. I was rather pleased to discover that...
Now for a trip back to 1980. For several years the Hope Valley line was blocked for engineering works until 1600hrs on a Sunday afternoon and as...
A bright and sunny morning run along the picturesque Furness Line from Barrow. It's 1989 and a pair of 'nodding donkeys' is working the 0835...
For anyone who remembers Class 309 'Clacton' units in the Midlands/North West in the mid-late 1990s, does this bring back any memories? An AP...
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It's Mother's Day in the UK so I treated my wife to a romantic day out, to the local steam railway. At Frome Market under a rather ominous-looking...
Well that's another week gone by, and I'm pleased to judge and announce the winners of the Unofficial Screenshot Contest. The topic was...
Continuing the (what-if) theme of IC225s at work on the WCML in the late 1990s. INTERCITY's 15:00 Glasgow Central-London Euston passes through...
Some excellent shots so far, just a reminder that this week's competition closes at 10pm tonight :) Any and all entries are very welcome
That’s a very nice looking mid-sized steam locomotive.
Many thanks Craigie-C for this week’s trophy! I must admit to enjoying taking landscape shots.
Nothing wrong with a mountain shot :) What could have been. After the Labour victory in the 1992 election, BR's profitable INTERCITY sector...
Straightforward interpretation from me. View of a classic BR Intercity WCML passenger service of the early 1990s. [ATTACH] Route: West Coast...
For me the enjoyment of Train Simulator is down (mainly) to two particular things: sound, and performance. Focussing on the latter, the subsequent...
After having a recent northbound S&C run with the 8F, I thought a southbound run was in order. I've had several steam runs IRL over the S&C and...
High Speed Freight vs High Speed Passenger - a 75mph intermodal Freightliner is no match for a 125mph High Speed Train. This is the ECML...
Happy to be discounted (or counted, either way is fine :)) but I thought I'd share this one regardless, as it is definitely a hill-climb:...
Right, great to see a good selection of entries by the deadline! Thank you everyone, I have enjoyed looking at these. The theme this week was...
Just a reminder that the clock is ticking, this week might be a very small competition to judge! Just under 4 hours to get your submissions in.
Well that’s very kind of you to pick my submission, thank you! I think everyone’s entries were inspirational. I’ll see about setting up the next...
A couple more shots at Rannoch, approximately 2hrs and 30 years earlier than the previous set. The 4.45pm Glasgow Queen Street to Fort William,...
[ATTACH] In the UK, Rannoch Moor is about as far out into the sticks as you can get. It's 1956 and a Peppercorn K1 is piloting a brand new BR...
The late 1980s - the brief window between introduction of refurbished Class 37/4 to provide ETH supply on passenger services (and removal of...
I thought the IHH model was a Class 107, ie the Derby Heavyweights that only ever ran in Scotland. But then saying that, those screenshots appear...
Our walk doesn't take us away from the railway though, as a little while later we're observing a northbound express, probably the...
A few minutes go by, and another northbound train can be heard. A grimy Ivatt 4MT hoves into view on a long rake of mineral empties, and it looks...
It is a crisply cold but bright afternoon, in late 1960. We find ourselves beside the West Coast Main Line, reclining against a dry stone wall....
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By a strange coincidence I have also been pottering around North Wales, in the 'BR Blue' version of the route from Backdated Trainsim. It's 1967...
What is now a blast from the past. In the late-1990s the NRM's preserved Gresley V2 class, no.60800 'Green Arrow' was a regular performer over the...
Famously among railway photographers in the north-west, the month of March 1999 had four consecutive weekends of Settle & Carlisle diversions,...
Preserved Gresley A4 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' hauling the SLOA BR Mk1 Pullman rake from the mid-1980s, seen on an autumnal run along the Hope...
It’s from the Major Wales Design website - there are other liveries too. A fair few bits worth acquiring from their catalogue....
Early morning interlude at Lostwithiel. It's May 2005 and 1M91 0624 Penzance-Crewe is making its booked stop, at around 0735hrs. Nominally...
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