For me it has got to be the following:Steam loco: German class 18Electric-loco: German class 101Diesel-loco: German class 218Chunter: German class V100EMU: Desiro Hc (It's the one I drive myself and I am very happy!)DMU: German class 612 as it was the one that drove on the only line my hometown had.Before you ask why all of those are german classes: I am german and biasedImage copyright: Me
>>2075065Wasn't this the motto for the restoration of the shown loco?
>>2075047>Steam loco: German class 18That's just all Länderbahn fast 2'C1 locos, though the bavarian ones are a popular favorite>Electric-loco: German class 101not bad but I prefer the 103>Diesel-loco: German class 218fair but V200 for me>Chunter: German class V100V100 are light to medium passenger / freight locos, they kind of suck as shunters which is why the V90 was made I'm going with the V60 here just because it's so anachronistic>EMU: Desiro Hc rode that lately, wasn't that great from a passenger perspective desu403 (alt) for me>DMU: German class 612 cool from a technical standpoint but I get sea-sick riding them at night601 is the prettiest, turbine engines optional
I’ve got a thing for camelbacks. They had a massive firebox to burn anthracite waste and had to scoot the cab up while leaving the fireman back in a second small cab. Every railroad serving the Pennsylvania anthracite fields used these and despite being dangerous and archaic some ran into the 1950s.
>>2075086Ngl it was close between 101, 103 and 120 for me.I get the V200, it's a great loco but I like the 218 a bit more.Yeah Desiro is not the most comfy, but holy shit is it a powerhouse. 403 is, in my opinion, one of the most overpowered trains ever. Motors under every single coach is insane, especially for early 2000s.And yeah I agree the 601 is absolutely stunning.I actually do not know a train taht looks cooler and prettier than the TEE trains. Shame what happened to them tho.
>>2075090Just when I thought steam locos couldn't get any more dangerous...Quite interesting tho.
>>2075085Not sure. They are restoring a second one back to ATSF colors down in Jeetsco, TX at Museum of the American Railroad. Could be a slogan for part of their resto efforts?
>>2075047>Steam:N&W Class A (2-6-6-4)>Electric: Virginian EL3a, but I like a lot of the boxcabs>Diesel:SD40-2, the best diesel ever made>Switcher:SD40-2>EMU:E351 (Japan)>DMU:N/a
My favorite electric loco is also my favorite steam loco
I love older wooden deck roof streetcars but the PCC is such a futuristic Art Deco design. Thousands were built and they influenced the Tatra design in Europe. Some are still running in revenue service and every American trolley museum has some PCCs.
>>2075047Steam loco: NYC HudsonElectric loco: PRR GG1Shunter: don't careEMU: TGV Sud-EstDMU: German VT 11.5Why yes, I am a streamline enthusiast, how could you tell?
>>2075164>Steam loco: NYC Hudson
>>2075136what the fuck? cursed but cool. what is this exactly?
>>2075164honestly: based
Subway: R46Great Society metro: wmata 6000Commuter train: hankyu 6000Limited express: kintetsu 80000Intercity: MTR CRH380AHigh speed train: MetrolinerAirport train: Shenzhen 11A4008Freight car: Gunderson Maxi-Stack IV
>>2075047As a fellow german train autist I have to ask: why the BR 101 and not the BR 103? I always thought the 103 looked much more unique and elegant.
>>2075211Sorry, should have read the thread
>>2075172During the war Switzerland converted some steam locos to electric heating because they had abundant hydro power but coal was scarce.
>>2075047>Image copyright: MeI had to fact check this and it checks out.
>>2075212dw lol it is still a legit question as i only said that it was close between 101, 103 and 120 for me.I am 23 and sadly never experienced a train ride with a 103 so far (I will apply at TRI and AKE at one point in my career as a traindriver just bc of the 103! :D). But the 101? It is till there in daily use and just a fantastic loco. Yes sure, it's based on 12x, the mother of all three-phase current highspeed-locos, but it's still nostalgic for me. I come from NRW and have nice memories of visiting my grandparents in Baden-Württemberg every holiday, most of the time taking an IC instead of ICE there bc we were poor. And for me, a german IC is a 101 with IC-coaches.May sound nonsensical, but that's my reasoning lol
>>2075216wait, fact check that this is my photo? :D
>>2075214mother of all that is inefficient, this may take the cake in least efficient locomotion that i have ever heard of. And I have heard of Aachen's sodium-hydroxide powered tram!
>>2075047>Steam loco: German class 18german class 38>Electric-loco: German class 101german class 193 (vectron in all variants)>Diesel-loco: German class 218deutsche reichsbahn class 180>Chunter: German class V100deutsche reichsbahn class 106>EMU: Desiro Hctwindexx vario>DMU: German class 612svt 175
>>2075227I don't know if it's all that inefficient. In any case it was a way to get additional electric locomotives in a time when both new locomotives or coal were hard to come by. So obviously an emergency solution for a time of crisis.
>>2075384I was a bit to premature in my judgement. Read into the whole thing. Considering that switzerland had A lot of hydro-energy at the time, this was actually not too bad. Sure, lots of energy is lost being unused, but...it's not a finite energy resource. Well...yeah technically it is, but it will end no matter if you use it or not.
>>2075047>Steam loco:Merchant Navy/Battle of Britain/West Country class.>Electric loco:NS Class 1700.>Diesel loco:JNR DD51.>Chunter:BR Class 08.>EMU:JR E351 Class.>DMU:BR Class 158.
>>2075136The closest thing I’ve seen to this is trolley poles on Pacific Electric diesel locomotives and borrowed Southern Pacific steamers. They were needed to activate signals.
>>2075421So I did some research and they never had poles on steam locomotives but I’ve photos of SP steam doubleheaded with electric box motors.
>>2075417>NS Class 1700.I f'ing adore the 1700.It looks so squished and reminds me of a twinkieAlso isn't the JR E351 just the NS ICM Koploper in a different painting?
>>2075422May I present to you this three-phase current loco? Notice anything funny?
>>2075456I do indeed. One catenary antenna for each of the three phases.
>>2075422Oh, and post pics of the SP steamer, fellow TrainOrders subscriber.
>>2075456That’s wild. It looks like TV antennas on a 1950s apartment building. The University of Michigan had a crazy setup on a steeplecab that hauled coal to their power plant. Double bow collectors (rare in the U.S.), some third rail, and then what’s described as a trolley pole in the side of the loco, all of this to get through tight spaces around the power plant. I searched for photos and couldn’t find any online but I’ve seen it in a book on Michigan traction.
>>2075454>Also isn't the JR E351 just the NS ICM Koploper in a different painting?I suppose I have a "type". I love trains with the cabin set above the rest of the carriage. See picrel of the Odakyu 50000 series.
>>2075741HAHAHAHA OMG I forgot they did that. I don't think there is a single german train that has that sadly.
I've always liked up patch ex sp gp 40s for some reason
