Class 195/331 nickame

[Harbornite]

Not 'political correctness' just not being an bigot and having a bit of common decency.

Anyway trying to foist or invent nicknames feeks a bit forced or nerdy especially when people insist on referring to them by obscure nicknames or trying to get ones they've invented themselves to catch on. What's wrong with civity or class 195/331? Hardly a mouthful is it?

Indeed.

 

[supervc-10]

Pointless topic. Just call them 195s and 331s...

Or Civities

 

[DarloRich]

I suppose political correctness prevents the obvious plural of a four letter word beginning with D and ending with O!

no - just taste, decency and accuracy. The particular word your imply relates to people of latin heritage in general and not merely people of Spain. If you are going to racially abuse people please do try to be accurate in your abuse.

Anyway trying to foist or invent nicknames feeks a bit forced or nerdy especially when people insist on referring to them by obscure nicknames or trying to get ones they've invented themselves to catch on. What's wrong with civity or class 195/331? Hardly a mouthful is it?

Pointless topic. Just call them 195s and 331s...

Agreed. I cant stand this kind if affectation.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Yes, it's a silly and frivolous topic... but so what? If you find it pointless then ignore it. Posting about how pointless it is, well that must be pointlessness squared...

A certain football forum I use has a thread discussing the progress of a rival team. A good 1/3 of the posts are by users moaning that this thread is always on the first page which in their opinion makes the forum as a whole look petty... not realising that their post complaining about it will still move that thread up!

 

[pdeaves]

Were 35s known as Hymeks from day 1? 50s as Hoovers from day 1? I would suspect not [1]. Nicknames, by their very nature, evolve as a term of endearment. Such things can never be official (if they were, they wouldn't be 'nicknames'). Give it a few years and then ask what other people call them!

[1] I don't know for certain!

 

[xotGD]

El Plastico

 

[beano900]

Trainy McTrainface

 

[Harbornite]

Or Civities

Or that yeah.

 

[Western Lord]

Were 35s known as Hymeks from day 1? 50s as Hoovers from day 1? I would suspect not [1]. Nicknames, by their very nature, evolve as a term of endearment. Such things can never be official (if they were, they wouldn't be 'nicknames'). Give it a few years and then ask what other people call them!

[1] I don't know for certain!

Hymek was not a nickname. If I remember correctly they were built by Beyer Peacock (Hymek) Ltd.

 

[LM93]

Or Civities

Civities doesn't roll off the tongue like pacer or sprinter, how about civies? Bit militaristic but it sounds easier than the given name of the rolling stock

 

[pdeaves]

Hymek was not a nickname. If I remember correctly they were built by Beyer Peacock (Hymek) Ltd.

I am not a traction expert but I would beg to differ. Hymek is a nickname based on hydraulic Mekydro transmission, no?

 

[RichJF]

Caffies.

 

[Western Lord]

I am not a traction expert but I would beg to differ. Hymek is a nickname based on hydraulic Mekydro transmission, no?

A nickname, to my way of thinking, is an unofficial name concocted by, in the case of railways, enthusiasts or sometimes staff (such as "hoover"). Hymek was part of the name of the company and so was concocted by the manufacturer. Beyer-Peacock (Hymek) Ltd. was a joint venture between B-P, Bristol Siddeley Engines and J. Stone & Co. BSE and Stone were the licensees for engine and transmission respectively.

 

[anamyd]

Caffies.

perhaps this whole nickname thing will be more appropriate once the dangerous internal bar couplers are fixed.

 

[Llama]

How has nobody suggested Bendy Buses yet...

 

[deltic08]

Were 35s known as Hymeks from day 1? 50s as Hoovers from day 1? I would suspect not [1]. Nicknames, by their very nature, evolve as a term of endearment. Such things can never be official (if they were, they wouldn't be 'nicknames'). Give it a few years and then ask what other people call them!

[1] I don't know for certain!

Yes. In my part of the Western Region they were called Hymeks well before they became Class 35s. They became good machines out of the box but were flogged in their early days with 11/12 coach trains from Cardiff to Paddington that would otherwise be Castle, King or Britannia hauled or type 4 diesels. They were flat out climbing out of Severn Tunnel both ways.

 

[deltic08]

How has nobody suggested Bendy Buses yet...

Because they are not buses.

 

[anamyd]

Because they are not buses.

I think Llama is referring to the dangerously restrictive internal bar coupling boxes on these units that were caught before something bad happened (potentially derailment) due to the coupling bars hitting the bodies on tight bends on UK tracks

 

[Rail Blues]

I think Llama is referring to the dangerously restrictive internal bar coupling boxes on these units that were caught before something bad happened (potentially derailment) due to the coupling bars hitting the bodies on tight bends on UK tracks

That is utterly bloody tortuous and has as much chance of taking off as Jim Davidson has of winning a race relations award.

 

[LOL The Irony]

The Class 195 could well be known as the Fernando Alonso: has a lot of potential, is considered to be a very good train; but ends up at bad train operators, or the wrong ones, all of the time.

We have a winner!

 

[31160]

What about plastic box

 

[507021]

Civity.

 

[anamyd]

Civity.

lol

 

[train_lover]

CAF - Cheap as ****

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Fatboy

 

[Wtloild]

Set of from Spain to England with high expectations, but proved ineffective on arrival - Armadas.
(could even name them after 16th century galleons)

 

[Harbornite]

Christ, this is desperate.