Best looking traction and units.

[Schnellzug]

Persoanlly I thought (I've only seen them in photos, though) that it seemed a reasonably satisfactory attempt to fit in end gangways, not unlike a class 442, even if they were probably never used.

 

[sprinterguy]

Persoanlly I thought (I've only seen them in photos, though) that it seemed a reasonably satisfactory attempt to fit in end gangways, not unlike a class 442, even if they were probably never used.

Fair enough. I think I should have remembered to add an "in my opinion" to that part of my post, given the unique viewpoint we all judge appearance from.

 

[Kneedown]

Diesel:- Jointly Class 45 and Class 50.

Electric:- Class's 81-85.

DMU:- Cravens Class 105.

EMU:- Class 304/5/8 or Class 310 (with wrap around windscreen)

 

[Bevan Price]

I know it is shallow to decide on the best looking trains, but hey, we all like trains, the appeal of the motion, the sound of steam, the exhilaration of the speed.
So, I ask for you to have a think of the best looking of the following.
Obviously most will rely on the colour scheme too.
so for the first five catagories, there will be two answers.

So here we go

Best looking Diesel Locomotive (current and all time)
Best looking Electric Loco (Current and all time)
Best looking DMU (current and all time)
Best looking EMU (current and all time)
Best looking railcar (current and all time)
And for all you heritage lovers
Best looking Steam loco

Give it a go, it might be fun

Within U.K.
All-time:-
Diesel loco: Class 55 (then 52)
Electric loco: Class 90
DMU: Trans Pennine Class 124
EMU: Class 303
Steam: Hard to decide, possibly a tie between Duchess, A4, & Rebuilt Merchant Navy.

Current
Diesel Loco: Class 67 (then 60)
DMU: Class 185
EMU: 390 for external appearance only, but loses loads of marks for interior design, so Class 444 gets my overall vote.

Overseas:
Diesel Loco: DB Class 220/221
(closely followed by the Nohabs, e.g. DSB Class MX/MY, NSB Class Di3, MAV Class M61)
Electric Loco: SJ Class Ra
Steam: DR Class 01.5

 

[50041]

Best looking diesels: Class 50s; Hymeks and DP1

Best sounding diesel: Class 50s

Best looking leccy: Class 81s or 87s

 

[atomicdanny]

All-time:-
Diesel loco: Class 50
Electric loco: Class 73
DMU: Class 205 Thumper
EMU: Class 365 (pre smiley face) / 465
Steam: Spam Can (i.e. West Country / Battle of Britain - Light Pacifics)

Current
Diesel loco: Class 67
Electric loco: Class 91
DMU: Class 171
EMU: 465 (hate the smiley face on the 365!)
Steam: Erm - Tornado?

 

[507 001]

I forgot one,
Best sounding thing has got to be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GqjsOJD170

I only wish I had made more of them when they were still an everyday occurance round here.

 

[phil8715]

Fave Diesel 50/55

Electric 87 87012 in Executive Livery circa 1984


DMU 120, 142

EMU 310

 

[duffman82]

Best looking Diesel Locomotive
current: 67 in W&S Livery
all time: 43 in Intercity Livery or 37 in Regional Railways
Best looking Electric Loco
current: 91 in GNER
all time: 87 in Intercity
Best looking DMU
current: 180 in Dynamic Lines Livery
all time: 158 in EMT Livery
Best looking EMU
current: 380's
all time: 442's In Network Southeast Livery.

 

[dalmahoyhill]

All-time:-
Diesel loco: Class 47 simple styling but looks great
Electric loco: Class 90. (international DB Class 103)

DMU: class 165/166 networker
EMU: Class 332/333 Heathrow Express stylish front end, looks aerodynamic.
(International: 500 series Shinkansen, looks like something from the future.)
Steam: bit before my time, but the evening star class looked great.

Current
Diesel loco: HST you wouldn't know its a 35 year old design, still looks current.
Electric loco: Eurostar, class 91 if it didn't have buffers. (international MTAB Iore, traxx locos on the Narvik coal trains)
DMU: Class 175 coradia
EMU: class 380, the sloping front with gangway looks sleek.

 

[Lrd]

Diesel loco: Class 67
Electric loco: Class 73
DMU: Probably the Class 158, but also like the Class 168
EMU: Has to be the 444 I guess, although the 380 is very close!
Steam: No thanks.

 

[yorksrob]

Best looking EMU (internally) - Phase 1 CIG.
Best looking EMU (externally) - 5WES (442).
Best looking DEMU (internally) - Hastings Units (all types)
Best looking DEMU (externally) - Hampshire Unit.
Best looking DMU (externally) - 158/9
Best looking DMU (internally) - 158/9
Best looking Inter-City 125 (internally - they're all beautiful externally) - EMT
Best looking electric loco - Class 71
Best looking diesel loco - Deltic

 

[HSTEd]

Best Steam Locomotive: SR Leader class - Like the diesels I like they are plain and utilitarian rather than embracing pointless ornamentation.

 

[Smudger105e]

Current/All time
Best looking Diesel Locomotive: Class 60/Western
Best looking Electric Loco: None of them!/Class 71
Best looking DMU: None of them!/SR Oxted Thumpers
Best looking EMU: 442/SR 1963 stock
Best looking Steam loco: unrebuilt Bulleid Pacific

 

[Simon Poole]

Best Looking Diesel Loco: Class 55 'Deltic'
Best Looking Electric Loco: Class 91
Best Looking DMU: Class 180
Best Looking EMU: LU 1938 Stock (Class 483 - IoW)

Can't argue with them tbh, Deltic was sucessful, Class 91 are the current horses of the ECML, The Class 180s are good lookking, the Grand Central livery

 

[Liam]

Best looking Diesel Locomotive (current and all time)

Current: Class 66/59. I really don't know why, I just think they look cool.
All time: Class 52

Best looking Electric Loco (Current and all time)

Current: Class 91
All time: Class 89

Best looking DMU (current and all time)

Current: Class 180 or 121
All time: Class 127

Best looking EMU (current and all time)

Current: Class 332/333. Ugly as sin, but beautiful in there own way
All time: mmmm.... not sure, maybe Class 308.

 

[thameslink2000]

Best looking EMU has to be the Class 460.
Best looking DMU has to be the Class 159
No idea for the other categories.

 

[Rich_D3167]

Best looking Diesel Locomotive:
Current: Class 37 (it's the noses!).
All time: Class 47 (simple & effective, & it just works).

Best looking Electric Loco:
Current: Class 91 in Intercity.
All time: Class 89 (certainly different to everything else).

Best looking DMU:
Current: Class 180 (sleek & dynamic, shame the reliability of them isn't!).
All time: Class 170.

Best looking EMU:
Current: Class 380.
All time: Class 332/333. (not really into EMU's, so something will have to do!).