ugly trains
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That's the Talgo 350 - I rode one when I went to Spain and they are actually very decent trains. The loco is shaped like that because its streamlined, so its not its fault for being ugly!Heres a very ugly Spanish train (no offense Spain).
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whistlehead
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If the rear overhang wasn't so long, it would be fine...
And perhaps four wheel (rather than six wheel) trucks.
Now THIS is ugly.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/D5705_at_the_1-9-91_Worksop_open_day..jpg
yes, it's a co-bo.
Chris
And perhaps four wheel (rather than six wheel) trucks.
Now THIS is ugly.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/D5705_at_the_1-9-91_Worksop_open_day..jpg
yes, it's a co-bo.
Chris
simulatortrain
jointed freaking rails
I don't mind the 6-axle gensets and the 4-axle ones with GE trucks. I actually kind of like them. There are a few other 4-axles that I can stand. Most are ugly, like the NRE ones.
The one at the top of this page with the eye patch isn't ugly, it just needs new paint. Its a CF7, which equals cool not ugly (but a F7 looks better.)
The one at the top of this page with the eye patch isn't ugly, it just needs new paint. Its a CF7, which equals cool not ugly (but a F7 looks better.)
motorbreath
Earth Rocker
I don't usually like bullet trains, but that E4 looks like my favorite sport fish, the mighty snook. Mmmmmmm snook.
While browsing around a database of geared locomotives, I found this:
The strangest thing is it's not an inclined locomotive.
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John
I think looks are not as important as functionality, I often think, "As long as it does it's job, it's good." And that is probably the philosiphy here,
And here.
Hard to believe that Co-Bo inspired this even uglier and more unreliable machine on the other side of the world: http://locopage.railpage.org.au/photos/X1025.jpg
See if you can guess it's wheel arrangement.
David111767
30in and Rack Railway Guy
That would have a B-E-B wheel arangement.
Or a B-5-B if the middle truck isn't powered.
Or a B-5-B if the middle truck isn't powered.
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Ah, close David, but not quite.
It's actually a 2-Do-2 (the four centre motor axles are actually rigidly mounted in the wheelbase, like a steam locomotive, with a small two axled, unpowered bogie mounted at each end.)
Incidientally, it's a WAGR (Western Australian Government Railways) X class diesel-electric for those who were wondering, and they were a real headache for their owner. They still had their own perculiar charm though.
It's actually a 2-Do-2 (the four centre motor axles are actually rigidly mounted in the wheelbase, like a steam locomotive, with a small two axled, unpowered bogie mounted at each end.)
Incidientally, it's a WAGR (Western Australian Government Railways) X class diesel-electric for those who were wondering, and they were a real headache for their owner. They still had their own perculiar charm though.