NOTE: THE SECOND ENTRY (D3) OF "PEAK FOREST RAILWAY" SHOULD READ "WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY". IF YOU INTEND TO VOTE FOR WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY, SELECT OPTION "D3: PEAK FOREST RAILWAY". Apologies. Hello and welcome back to another edition of the TSW World Cup, everyone's favourite (maybe) festive forum game! As the number of routes in TSW continues to grow, we have now exceeded the limit on poll entries (25) for Europe and the UK, so both have been split into two threads. For Britain, there isn't any pre-determined split, it's just that Groups A-C are in one thread and D-F are in another. Let's take a look at the groups. Group D Peak Forest Railway - 2023: 2nd Round (lost to Midland Mainline) - 2024: Group Stage (15 votes) Cardiff City Commuter - Debutant West Somerset Railway - 2023: Group Stage (4 votes) - 2024: Group Stage (3 votes) Isle of Wight - 2023: Group Stage (0 votes) - 2024: Group Stage (2 votes) Fife Circle - 2024: Group Stage (10 votes) Group E Birmingham Cross-City - 2023: 2nd Round (lost to Blackpool Branches) - 2024: Group Stage (9 votes) Tees Valley Line - 2023: Group Stage (14 votes) - 2024: Quarter Final (lost to Southeastern Highspeed) WCML Preston - Carlisle - 2024: Champion Bakerloo Line - 2023: Group Stage (7 votes) - 2024: Group Stage (5 votes) Island Line 2022 - 2023: Group Stage (11 votes) - 2024: Group Stage (2 votes) Group F East Coastway - 2023: Group Stage (13 votes) - 2024: 2nd Round (lost to NEC Boston (USA)) West Cornwall Local - 2023: Group Stage (6 votes) - 2024: Group Stage (1 vote) Edinburgh - Glasgow - 2023: Group Stage (9 votes) - 2024: Group Stage (3 votes) Glossop Line - 2023: Group Stage (5 votes) - 2024: Group Stage (2 votes) Format Group winners (6) and runners-up (6) progress. A playoff between the third-place routes (excluding Group F) and three of the best 4th place routes (total of 8, again excluding Group F) will allow 4 extra routes to progress to the next round. That'll leave a total of 16, the format after that point is TBC. Rules You are allocated three (3) votes in this poll. You do not have to use them all but it is requested that you use one per group as half the fun of this tournament is the group structure. There are blank options, if you want to spoil your ballot then use them if you want. They are there solely for spacing out the poll to make it more obvious where each group starts. You cannot change your vote after you submit it so choose wisely. This poll will be open for 48 hours (until roughly 7pm UK time, Sunday 14th).
Keep track of results and future rounds in the TSWWC Master Thread: https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/the-tsw-world-cup-season-three.77086/page-6
