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Ugliest Train in the UK?
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uvarvu
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I'm defo not a fan of the 323 but they do sound pretty good mind you...
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They could do with some pretruding over-riders.
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Interior of 317/2 was same as 317/1 when new. It was changed during refurb when they became 317/6
Milo T.K
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Class 455 is a beauty but all the desiros are bloody ugly. Electrostars are meh class 800/801/802 can be scrapped networkers are beauties
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Class 153(modified cab end)374/700/717/777/195/331
They all need to be attached to a rocket then sent to space and never return
They all need to be attached to a rocket then sent to space and never return
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What?! The Desiros look great, the 455's aren't really ugly but they don't look better than the Desiro's. I don't really find any trains ugly, the 319s aren't the best looking and neither are the 376s but I will have to agree on the Class 43 Warships.
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TrainTube
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Couldnt've worded it better
455 is a beauty!? The first time I caught one in my early teens, I was aghast at the look. The livery never helped...
Being used to 313s and 321s, it was certainly a shock.
coradiafan2000
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I'd say Class 385s are certainly a candidate for ugliest, as are 142s. As far as locos go I'd say 70s.
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While accepting that tastes are subjective, anyone who thinks the Class 455 is a beauty has weird tastes
Just had a look at a Class 385 for the very first time. How can the weird front cab design even be considered safe? How can the driver possible see anything on his/her right with that obstruction in the way? Why couldn't Hitachi design a conventional proper front cab. Not so much ugly as grotesquely weird.
The Class 70 is one big pretruding over-rider but nobody likes it (except me) !
I’m with you - I like the 70s... big and purposeful... no frills...
Ah, I see you are a man of taste.
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In these threads there's usually a consensus that the 455/8s are uglier than the /9s... but tbh I prefer the /8s because at least they look a bit distinctive. The /7s and /9s just look like souped-up Sprinters.While accepting that tastes are subjective, anyone who thinks the Class 455 is a beauty has weird tastes
The Southern cab aircon units look hideous though, that's for sure!
I must admit that I quite like the brutish look of them too. I reckon I could make a good one out of Lego too...
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Sire, I disagree with your statement and think it would be advisable to take an eye test. Does that work?
Agreed.While accepting that tastes are subjective, anyone who thinks the Class 455 is a beauty has weird tastes
If it was just the 380, I'd understand. But the only crime Desiro's suffer from is blandness. The headlights fix the 185 and the fitment of gangways help the rest.
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Agreed. You take a look at one of them and just know they mean business.
And none of them.So, just to recap then. The ugliest train in Britain is..... all of them
Looks like we can start a Class 70 fan community after all.
Oh that’s a good one.What worse than an ugly train?
A beautiful train made ugly out of spite.
On an unrelated note, Thompson A1/1 No. 4470 Great Northern.
The giants of steam did have a few off days. Although I must admit I can't immediately think of anything Gresley or Stanier built that was truly ugly. Then you had Collett who designed the Kings and Castles, truly beautiful locos. Then he got into the smelling salts...
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