ugly trains

In my eyes, this thing is ugly.
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Found this, although it isnt a real photo, I just really am questioning the skyline chasing along with the smoke deflectors.
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Are you kidding me lol ! I'm not a fan of steam trains but I found the Mallard a masterpiece :D

Here's a Bugatti WR ( Wagon Rapide ) which can be translated into RC ( Rapid Coach ):

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yeah yeah even automotive makers build trains like Renault which is one of the first maker of rubber tyred subway of the world etc
 
MF01 said:
Are you kidding me lol ! I'm not a fan of steam trains but I found the Mallard a masterpiece :D

Here's a Bugatti WR ( Wagon Rapide ) which can be translated into RC ( Rapid Coach ):



yeah yeah even automotive makers build trains like Renault which is one of the first maker of rubber tyred subway of the world etc
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looks like an upside down bathtub painted blue
 
The streamlined front end of the Bugatti is said to have inspired Nigel Gresley when he created the A4 (Mallard). Incidentally the Bugatti used two Royale car engines.
 
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Trainz_12_fan_100 said:
Now I disagree with 2 of those deadpool. The only one ugly there is that weird lookin B&O duplex (or northern. cannot really tell which)
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That is defiantly true. The PRR K4's are a fine feat of engineering.

The Mallard does not look even close to an upside down bathtub... the A4's were made to pull high speed passenger trains across the U.K... A4's look great to. And an A4 has a more complex shape then a bathtub. The only ugly thing there is that B&O duplex thing.
 
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RailFan500CA said:
That is defiantly true. The PRR K4's are a fine feat of engineering.

The Mallard does not look even close to an upside down bathtub... the A4's were made to pull high speed passenger trains across the U.K... A4's look great to. And an A4 has a more complex shape then a bathtub. The only ugly thing there is that B&O duplex thing.
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i mean he particular k4 I love the k4 just not that weird modifications they tried.

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no idea what you’re on about, or what this means, I’m pretty sure 99.9% of Civilization doesn’t get this weird slang.
So I’ll just assume You’re complimenting me, so thanks man I appreciate it.
 
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Most non-American trains are homely especially from Europe or Britain. Trains that are too ultra-modern or streamlined like a rocket ship look weird to mine eyes. Modern hood-unit D/E locomotives with massive wings and "comfort cabs" look somewhat ungainly. Classic spartan hood units of the 20th century are what I know best and appreciate looking at as well as F7 carbodies and similar engines. Streamlined steam locomotives as the Hudson Streamliner look odd. The UP Big Boy is one ungainly SOB. That it lacks a clearly-protruding single cylindrical smokestack as in the Baldwin 1910 Consolidation doesn't look right on any steam engine.
 
MF01 said:
Maybe it looks like modern in its time early 50's but for me it's really ugly
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Both the Bugatti and the A4 date from the 1930s when streamlining was all the rage. In both cases it was actually beneficial in view of their top speeds.
 
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