ugly trains

EverTrainz · Jun 13, 2015

captainkman said:
If you ask me, I think that the Class 42s and 52s are pretty unattractive.

Kieran.

I used to think Wizzos were ugly, but then acquired a soft spot after seeing that they handled major express duties in the Western. I've made peace, and may or may not be bringing its ugly beauty to Trainz.

As for the Warships (D800's), they are still unsightly to me...

jordon412 · Jun 14, 2015

Sorry Norfolk Soutern, but You Goofed up with the Cab

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hauntedclipp · Jun 14, 2015

@EverTrainz
I've always thought the Fell diesel would look a lot better if they simply chopped off the noses and did away with the leading and trailing bogeys. It might even look rather cute.

@jordan412
I think it looks strikingly rugged. Has a somewhat dominating and over-confident air to it, like it thinks it can pull a full oil train solo.

ThePoliceman009 · Jun 14, 2015

I personally think the shortened brow looks better.

The cab on 8500 is just ugly:

MeowRailroad · Jun 15, 2015

It might look nicer if it had a fresh coat of paint, too.

watemple · Jun 17, 2015

jordon412 said:
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Norfolk Southern: Creating horrific, one wide-cab at a time.

PerRock · Jun 17, 2015

This new gasoline-powered locomotive entering production.

narrowgauge · Jun 17, 2015

Peter

What is the economics behind using petrol instead of diesel apart from a possible easier start process?

Peter

wva-usa · Jun 17, 2015

narrowgauge said:
Peter

What is the economics behind using petrol instead of diesel apart from a possible easier start process?

Peter

"Gas fuelling offers lower emissions than a diesel locomotive, but the main interest is in cost reduction, with the trials suggesting it could cut annual energy costs by 20% compared to a conventional locomotive."

Railway Gazette article on the gas-fuelled TEM19...

MeowRailroad · Jun 17, 2015

That looks pretty cool and industrial. As for the ugly wide cabs, they look better, nice even on 6920, the 'Honoring Our Veterans' locomotive.

hauntedclipp · Jun 18, 2015

Looks like they tried to be as economical as possible with that gas-powered one. No hood over what I assume is the gas tank at the rear, little to no attempt at creating a cleaner outline of the roof. I'd guess that a lot of savings in that loco comes from its no-frills design.
Very interesting, despite that.

narrowgauge · Jun 18, 2015

Peter, PerRock said gasoline. To me gasoline is what I know as petrol (car fuel), It seems from later comment it is using compressed gas-butane, propane, CNG. Anyway its off topic.

Peter

wva-usa · Jun 18, 2015

To clarify, here's a bit of key info on the TEM19:

"The TEM19 is equipped with a gas engine and a special container to store liquefied natural gas. According to the engine’s developers, if necessary, its fuel container can be easily removed and a new one installed, which significantly reduces costs when refuelling."

From: Russian Railways introduces locomotives running on compressed natural gas

(Emphasis added.)

jkinzel · Jun 18, 2015

So it is a very ugly LNG powered locomotive. Evolution can be so cruel.

cressjl · Jun 18, 2015

jkinzel said:
So it is a very ugly LNG powered locomotive. Evolution can be so cruel.

Yes, it somewhat looks like a huge air conditioner unit on wheels...

ThePoliceman009 · Jun 22, 2015

MeowRailroad said:
It might look nicer if it had a fresh coat of paint, too.

Still looks meh.

pdkoester · Jun 22, 2015

ThePoliceman009 said:
Still looks meh.

I've seen worse:

nathanmallard · Jun 22, 2015

Reminds me of a hammerhead shark! What country is it for?

trainfancaleb · Jun 22, 2015

nathanmallard said:
Reminds me of a hammerhead shark! What country is it for?

It's for the Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière AKA, the Mauritania Railway.

(source:wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SD70_series )

trainfancaleb · Jun 22, 2015

This, in my opinion, is ugly..
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Ttm1_N-veturi.jpg

(Original work by Valtteri Keski-Säntti [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons)

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