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 / Reshades / 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 9PM GMT on Friday, January 24th 2025 and will be judged by me - georgeuk90 In the event of this weeks winner not responding by 17:00 on Sunday 26th January, 2025 a new thread will be created using the results of this weeks poll. The theme for this week is: Workhorses Feel free to interpret the theme however you wish.
The LMS Stanier Class 8F was a veritable workhorse of the UK steam era. 48084 & 48032 are seen plying their trade at Linby Colliery just north of Nottingham back in the day when coal was king.
Ever since 1960 the English Electric Type 3 Class 37 has hauled everything from express passenger trains to freight trains and are still currently used across the network in various guises. Seen here in 2004 are 37685 & 37717 top and tailing an RHTT through Bedford Station.
A pair of modern day UK Freight workhorses meet just North of Alfreton on the Erewash valley Line. 66572 heads south with a rake of empty MJA wagons while 66623 hauls a rake of JPA cement hoppers destined for the Hope Valley Cement Works.
Casual repost - Not many visitors to the TSC thread, so probably it's new for you! Many routes have standard equipment. Not tourists but workhorses. On the West Highland Line, it was RETB equipped Class 37s with a Big Logo, a dog, and a name on the side. Until the Class 156 took over.
Fantastic shot! Also I don't mean to be "that guy" mate but those look like LMS Stanier Class 8Fs to me, not LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0s!
Is the statistic of 2,264 EMD GP38-2s built since 1972 telling of how great a freight workhorse they are? In fact, most are still in service today! Here BNSF Railway EMD GP38-2s '2259' and '2296' operate a westbound local freight service to Everett, Washington in the United States of America traveling over the fields of the Scenic Subdivision during a lovely Autumns afternoon. Motive Power: EMD GP38-2 Route: Stevens Pass Scenario: [STP 1.09] BNSF Woodinville Local Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Searchlight Simulations EMD 16-645E Enhancement Pack, ReShade
Wow... Workhorses really do come in all shapes and sizes! Here Deutsche Bahn Class 204 '204 358-6' operates a freight movement consisting of multiple empty Sggrss flat wagons fetched from the yard at Stralsund Hbf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the northeast of Germany headed for sorting at the Stralsund Harbour area. The Deutsche Bahn Class 204 originates from the DR Class V 100 line of locomotives having later been re-classified to the DR Class V 110 where over 1,000 were built. Nowadays said line of locomotives has been split amongst multiple Deutsche Bahn class numbers. Motive Power: DR Class V 100 / DR Class V 110 Route: Inselbahn: Stralsund - Sassnitz Scenario: [204] 1. Stralsund Harbour Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, ReShade
It is hard to find an example of a greater British steam workhorse than the BR Standard Class 9F with 251 produced from 1954-1960 where the locomotive class became the last mass produced steam locomotive type in the United Kingdom, it really was the end of an era. Here British Railways Standard Class 9F '92243' hauls a long freight train through an abandoned railway station in Scotland on a run south to Carlisle, England in the United Kingdom. Motive Power: BR Standard Class 9F Route: Western Lines of Scotland Scenario: [9F] Heavy Haul to to Kingmoor Enhancements: Armstrong Powerhouse Sky & Weather Enhancement Pack 2.0 + Armstrong Powerhouse Cloud Enhancement Pack, Golden Age Developments Western Lines of Scotland - Track & Ballast Patch, ReShade
OOOps well spotted sir, that's what happens when you change your mind on which shot to go for and then forget to change the text LOL. Thanks for the heads up, amended accordingly. Cheers
OK, the results have been decided...very tough choices I have to say... In third place is Craigie-C for this shot of a Class 37 on a RHTT train - you can almost trace your finger in the dirt! In second place is Blazin for this scene...gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Big Sky Country". And the winner is triznya.andras for this fantastic Highland shot - I travelled on the West Highland Line last June and it's a route I recommend everyone travels at least once (just try to avoid the coach parties!). Congratulations to all who submitted!
Thank you, georgeuk90 Congratulations to both Craigie-C and Blazin, but also to Peter and Rusty! Nice ones by everyone. I like the winning theme so just posting it in a minute.
Cheers georgeuk90 for the podium placing, and congrats to all for a terrific set of interpretations of the theme. Just love this thread, long may it continue.
