Tell me your favourite loco and I'll rate it/base my opinion of you from it/foam at the mouth about it if it's cool or I haven't seen it yet. Pictured is mine, class 170 (in ScotRail saltire blue livery) they're kinda clunky and old but god do they ever make the best engine noise in the world, you aren't a railfan unless you've heard one thunder out of Glasgow central station. (Can you tell I'm a foamer for this thing?)
>>1980928Modern Railways magazine keeps raving about this DMU. I might have used it years ago if it was the same ones that briefly ran on the Goblin line shortly before electrification. I remember it having a loud gearbox, could hear it shifting. Only other time I've seen one is in Leicester when I went there just to ride on the 222. It was headed to Birmingham but I didn't get on it.
>>1980928>170s>Good
>>1980977 170s have taken over the Leicester to Lincoln route, and I think most of the other EMR regional services are now either 170s or 158s. Sure, 170s are not the best units, but they're a upgrade from the 156s and (god forbid) 153s that used to handle the majority of services. Cross Country also operate 170s through Leicester and Nottingham but I rarely use them apart from the Leicester to Birmingham service.TL;DR - they're ok I guess
Baureihe 103. built in the 1970s and able to go up to 200km/h. the beige color gives me a hard on.
>>1980977>I might have used it years ago if it was the same ones that briefly ran on the Goblin line shortly before electrification.You're thinking of the 172s, which use a different gearbox from the 170s.
>>1980928I've just noticed that OP has gotten some details wrong. I can't tell if it's deliberate but it's one of those things that you'd get correct if you really cared about this shit.>class 170A multiple unit, not a locomotive.>Glasgow centralThey've never ran into Glasgow Central unless it's for a diverted service.
>>1981004Oh yeah that reminds me I saw one last month while driving near Sleaford.>>1981142Yeah that's the one. Shame they got rid of them, they were cute.
>>1981145I got a model class 42 for my 12th birthday, that's how autistic I am, yet even I got the 170 mixed up with this >>1981142 There's always someone who knows more about trains than you, let's just be welcoming to new hobbyists.
>>1981203Model railways is the type of hobby which is enjoyed more by the young but affordable only to the old, so it's not exactly that autistic, not that you'd need to be in order to enjoy railways.I know you only said it in jest but it is amusing how you said "you aren't a railfan unless" in the OP and then proceed to imply that gatekeeping is a bad thing here.
Anyway I never answered OP's question. Steam: Schools class, powerful for their size and attractive. I was going to say the Castle class for the same reasons but I can't look at that locomotive without thinking of Harry Potter any more.Diesel: Class 52. I like them because they were Different (TM)Electric: Most are soulless, maybe the class 91.DMU: I've been into the class 150 recently, mainly due to Silverlink nostalgia. I still remember the hour-late train, the diesel fumes, the rumbling, filth covered train, fearing for my life at a desolate station in Hackney. Back then rail had SOUL. Honourable mention, the 101. Never used them but remember hearing about their withdrawal. They were ancient by then, real workhorses.EMU: Being in London I've rode mostly EMUs so this one is tough. I gotta give it to the 317. Those trains were spacious, comfy and fast. Didn't look bad either.
>>1981204I'm not OP.
>>1981138Ok I retract my statement; electric locos are not soulless!
AEM-7and for an emu, the Budd M3
>>1980928I can't fathom why you'd come to such a positive conclusion about these boring noisy lumps. Uncomfortable seats, and an excess of resonance in the cabin are the main things I remember about the passenger experience. I wouldn't say they are awful, but I was never happy to see one. In fact, I would always wish to myself that it was a 158, and was pleased whenever one showed up instead. Those were quieter, had better seats, a smoother ride and bigger windows too.Both paled in comparison to the marvel of a quiet carriage being pulled by a 125 HST, though. It was like floating. Then, at your destination, you could admire the beast that pulled you along.A turbostar might as well have been a horse and cart compared to that.
ALCo J3a "20th Century Limited"
My wife is so beautiful
Do EMUs/Streetcars count?
>it's dead nowThanks Siemens lobbyists. You won.
QTSaw one yesterday as I pulled into London in BR Swallow livery.
There can be only one.
OP obviously forgot he posted this thread because he didn't answer anyone, but I'll leave my favourite locomotive regardless.You DO like the EMD GP7, right, anon?
>>1981270>125 HST, though. It was like floatingAnything new with multiple power units is a vibratey noisy piece of shit in comparison. Miss 'em.
>>1981414w a i f u
you're all FAGS, 37bros where we at
>>1981266this is good, looks nice. More of a neutral pick
>>1981369This one is ok I guess, just looks a bit bad, never really liked streamliners. 5/10
>>1983325Yes and oh god he's so tiny I love him. he's just a little guy. 10/10
>>1983984Looks awful+what even is this? what where they thinking when making the body? It looks shit!3/10
>>1984007ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! 10/10
>>1984021These swiss(?) krokodil locos are stupid and I love them, they're the worst Frankenstein personified. 8/10
>>1984085All American 50's-present freight diesel locos are boring, they all look the same in different paint jobs, they look ok I guess but just boring. 4/10
>>1984444>dun dun dun dun dun dun >train starts to move >everyone in the station is deafened due to the driver applying and reapplying throttle>one is having a seizure>train arrives 2 hours late and smelling of pissAh, the good old days of br blue. 10/10
>>1984565You're a hipster whose picked this because you think it makes you look cool that you chose a modern American freight loco. It just makes you look boring. Gotta say this, CN livery is kinda cool. 6/10, but only cause cool livery.
>>1984607i just think they're neat
>>1984608In a cruel twist of fate, if the CN loco is made by bombardier, so is the 170. Fate is a prickly dildo, and god loves to shove it up my ass
>>1984609
>>1984606>dun dun dun dun dun dunslamming coach doors?
The air conditioning on 170s is patchy at best and since you can't open the windows they can turn into a greenhouse in summer.Nice to be able to work from the back cab when it's crammed full though.
>>1984444Where is this? Whoever lived in those houses was living the dream.
>>1984606>train arrives 2 hours late and smelling of pissSovl.
You said locomotive so it's gonna be for me the EF66.
>>1984444Look at the lack of trees by the tracksideWe wonder why every time its moderately windy the network shits itself
Simply perfection
>>1985604nigga did michael j fox take this photo
>>1980928Monte Railway cog locomotive. Specifically the four made by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen.
>>19809283/10>>19811387/10>>19811424/10>>19812667/10>>19813698.5/10>>19833258/10 I want one of these in H0 for a model railway.>>19840077.5/10>>19840217.5/10 Love me some Crocodiles, simple as.>>19844448/10 Quads of truth.>>19845654.5/10 OMG a GECO!!!!>>1984817I might be filtered, but this looks soulless to me. 5/10>>19856046.5/10 Okay, might like it more in a different livery.>>19862226.5/10 Pretty standard, but pleasant.>>1986352Autism/10
The last great in-house BR loco in it's best livery. Everything about the 60 and sectorisation liveries was simple but subtly appealing. Nothing over the top or overstated just clean simplicity but incredibly well made and badly treated and forgotten by the privatised companies despite it's quality.
Taurus because it plays a cool jingle when startinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SDYdHzT7Qw
Where my CPKC chads at?
The class 93 is probably my favourite new UK locomotive. It's a shame Stadler didn't use this body shell when they made the 68 and 88.>>1987958>Tell me your favourite loco>Posts railroadGE or EMD fella?
Mine is a tough choice between DR1A and TEP70. IMHO DR1A is more aesthetic, but cant beat the turbine whine on TEP70.
>>1987430> Class 60BASED AND STEADFASTPILLED
The legendary Re 420
>>1987994>The class 93 is probably my favourite new UK locomotive. It's a shame Stadler didn't use this body shell when they made the 68 and 88.They were both designed by Vossloh Espania (formerly Alstom), who were sold to Stadler in 2015 in the middle of 68 production and at the start of 88 production, hence why they don't look like Stadlers.
How is this thread still fucking online?
>>1988224(I'm op, different phone)
>>1980997>having an incredibly obscure opinion>treating it like it isn't
>>1980928>unless you've heard one thunder out of Glasgow central stationDo you mean Queen Street? They're a rare sight in Central
I really don't know much about trains but I like the noise this makes when it pulls away
>>1988212Got a different Swiss loco as mine
>>1983325Not a locomotive but I still approve as a fellow Bostonbro
>>1992947You locomotive got stung in the face by a bee.
>>1993079You don't like the flatter rounder look?
>>1993081I do not care for the flatround .
>>1993084That look is pretty kino actually...I prefer it to the F40PH actually don't kill me. Also a big fan of the original Acela Express trainsets.
>>1986354Understandable many are filtered by Japanese locomotives.
