Final call for entries in the RCTS photo competition
Free-to-enter contest has a fabulous range of prizes up for grabs.
ASPIRING photographers have just a few weeks left to get entries in for a chance to scoop some great prizes, as the joint RCTS/Mortons Media railway photographic competition closes at the end of March.
You can submit up to two entries in any or all of the four categories using photographs taken since January 2022.
The Overall Competition
winner will enjoy a moneycannot-buy mainline cab ride courtesy of DB Cargo, with this most likely being somewhere in the north of England.
The winner of the Modern Traction section will join GBRf for a session on one of its locomotive driver simulators, while the Heritage Railway
winner will be entertained at the Nene Valley Railway with the visit including a tour of the sheds at Wansford and a cab ride.
For the People and Railways
winner, your destination will be the East Lancashire Railway for a cab ride with a choice of steam or diesel traction, while the Railways and the Environment prize winner will visit the Severn Valley Railway for a look behind the scenes at Kidderminster diesel depot and a diesel cab ride.
In addition, each of the winners will receive a
RCTS book and a one-year subscription to a Mortons magazine of their choice.
The second prize winner in each category will receive a RCTS book and Mortons subscription of their choice, while the third-placed entry will have the choice of either a RCTS book or a Mortons subscription.
A Judges’ Special Commendation prize of two first class tickets and tea for two at the Talyllyn Railway will also be awarded to a further stand-out image deemed worthy of recognition.
For more information and to submit your entries, please visit the RCTS’s website at https://rcts.org.uk/ and follow the link to the competition. Good luck!