ugly trains

[Kiwi_Rail]

(even though most have the same power rating as our slimmer locos)

Yeaaaaaa no.

Here in New Zealand we have about the same loading gauge as britain and have had the opportunity to run both british & american built power - 50 years later American built power is the majority of our fleet. Now i don't care about looks but performance is important - in this case american builders win out by a long shot.

A 3rd party view of the situation...

William

 

[Stationbeem]

Lets not start a mine is better than yours war. Keep it friendly otherwise this thread may be locked. Stick to photo's please.

 

[NSWGR_46Class]

Yeaaaaaa no.

Here in New Zealand we have about the same loading gauge as britain and have had the opportunity to run both british & american built power - 50 years later American built power is the majority of our fleet. Now i don't care about looks but performance is important - in this case american builders win out by a long shot.

A 3rd party view of the situation...

William

But is not the rolling stock from the UK

 

[Kiwi_Rail]

But is not the rolling stock from the UK

wait, what? Could you atleast read your posts before you post them...

 

[Steamdemon]

...someone needs to put a text wrapping feature on the reply boxes.... ugh.
This definitely reeks of fail...

 

[hauntedclipp]

Ew.

Looks like it's falling apart! I'm guessing by the driver that it's still running?

I really don't think there are any truly ugly trains, just strange-looking ones. This loco isn't ugly, but it looks like whoever painted this one was trying to imitate Disney paint schemes.

THEY FAILED.

 

[uracco]

I don't know about these but they just don't have something right about them

 

[hauntedclipp]

Eh, it's that "modern" look. Either you love it or hate it.
I like their designs, but the second one's paint scheme is too...colorful.

These are strange, not ugly.

That cover over the pantograph looks like a turret, but I kinda like the covered wheels.

 

[uracco]

These are strange, not ugly.

That cover over the pantograph looks like a turret, but I kinda like the covered wheels.

I reckon thats a maglev.

 

[uracco]

I have found another old banger that I personally do not like.

 

[Steamdemon]

lol, just look at this. I remember it bieng on the news...
Never try creating a train whilst drunk. it would end up like this....
Note the beer crate near the chair...:hehe:

Just found another one...

hang on, someone sticky this and rename the topic to Ugly/Funny trains

 

[frawleysean1]

Maglevs :n:

 

[frawleysean1]

Looks like it's falling apart! I'm guessing by the driver that it's still running?

I really don't think there are any truly ugly trains, just strange-looking ones. This loco isn't ugly, but it looks like whoever painted this one was trying to imitate Disney paint schemes.

THEY FAILED.

WTF

EPIC FAIL:hehe:

 

[PerRock]

I reckon thats a maglev.

no its a regular railed Shinkansen, you can even see the rails in front of it. Also a Maglev wouldn't pull it's power from an overhead line.

Here is the wiki page for it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIN350
and some pictures: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shinkansen_500-900

A number of years ago (when I was quite young) I got an excluive tour of the 300X Shinkansen (eXperimental) when I was in Japan.

peter

 

[Steamdemon]

It looks evil... the way it is staring at me..... help...

 

[bassist118]

Rugrat[/left];768997]

Yeaaaaaa​

no.

Here in New Zealand we have about the same loading gauge as

britain​

and have had the opportunity to run both

british​

&

american​

built power - 50 years later American built power is the majority of our fleet. Now i don't care about looks but performance is important - in this case

american​

builders win out by a long shot.

A 3rd party view of the situation...

William

Btw you have the

European loading gauge 4m between track centres rather than 3.5 and you don't seem to have any English locos mainly coz​

we don't make them anymore....... Most of our locos are now made in Canada *sigh*, and the import costs would be much lower transporting just over the Pacific rather than the Atlantic - Panama Canal - Pacific - New Zealand

Woops should have turned spell check off before posting lol

 

[Steamdemon]

This looks like an iron gone horribly wrong...

Oh wait, it is the same one as the one in post 637.... but at a different angle...

 

[sravan]

I find nothing ugly on our Indian Railway
all are mighty machines
http://www.irfca.org/gallery/main.php

 

[Steamdemon]

Oh god, found another one...

Wait, that is a road train. Still looks ugly....
EDIT: actually, looks like his face has been bummed several times... Sorry for my childishness...

 

[hauntedclipp]

Goodness, I think I saw that in a nightmare once!