Ash Bridge
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TRAXs description of the 442 front end would be more suited to that thing, just alter the two holes to three and headlight to singular!
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Ugliest Train in the UK?
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Me too!
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TRAXs description of the 442 front end would be more suited to that thing, just alter the two holes to three and headlight to singular!
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hexagon789
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TRAXs description of the 442 front end would be more suited to that thing, just alter the two holes to three and headlight to singular![/QUOTE]
Yes it would be a very apt description indeed!
The 442 does have a little bit of "oh damn, we forgot to leave somewhere to put the lights" about it though 
I love the trains as a whole (well, not the doors) but the front's a little awkward to me - the wrap-around glass looks dated and if they'd not bothered putting hatch covers on them perhaps there'd have been room for a more usual light cluster.
I love the trains as a whole (well, not the doors) but the front's a little awkward to me - the wrap-around glass looks dated and if they'd not bothered putting hatch covers on them perhaps there'd have been room for a more usual light cluster.
hexagon789
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The 442 does have a little bit of "oh damn, we forgot to leave somewhere to put the lights" about it though
I love the trains as a whole (well, not the doors) but the front's a little awkward to me - the wrap-around glass looks dated and if they'd not bothered putting hatch covers on them perhaps there'd have been room for a more usual light cluster.
I like the front end personally, though the DVTs are more stylish perhaps. The Irish Mk3 Driving Trailers have a pleasing sort of face quality to them. The Class 210 DEMU front ends never looked right to me some how.
I'd add to that this from a couple of years later:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/24041160@N02/8144216138 - also not my photo.
The Class 310 / 312 EMUs weren't the most elegant of designs either.
And from the steam era - Bullied's Leader ? https://chasewaterstuff.wordpress.c...bulleid-leader-southern-railway/sr-leader-05/
Yes that Clayton thingy isn’t too nice is it. The front looks like it’s made out of Lego.
61653 HTAFC
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Still think this takes some beating (not my photo):
Macwomble
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Ok, here's one from "left field".
backontrack
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*screams*Still think this takes some beating (not my photo):
backontrack
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I for one rather like the Class 442 front end - the trains are also sometimes called 'Plastic Piggies', which reflects the snout-shaped front end...
61653 HTAFC
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At least they tried to make the 140 look something like a train... with the later Pacers it seems they got as far as the yellow paint, then gave up and went home!
Wivenswold
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Goodness. If my child drew that I'd banish him to the attic for a week for being evil with trains. That's probably why I don't have any children.
Well I have got children and I’d do the same (only to the ones that are smaller than me now though).
Wivenswold
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I've only got cats but they ignore me all the time. Must sort out the lookalikes thread this weekend, you're more than welcome to kick it off, it was your excellent idea.
BurtonM
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No way am I Googling that haha, know what it is. I think it's more the oversaturated yellow and for some reason, I'm seeing a distressed face in it.
Ok. Better gather up some evidence...
Dr_Paul
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That looks as if someone has tried to turn his garden shed into a class 455.
BRX
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You're not alone.
They look like a bloated plastic SUV rather than a railway loco.
The class 70s are "ugly" in a way, but unlike the 68s they look like they mean business. When I first saw a picture of one I definitely thought "ugly" but now I quite like them.
Buggleskelly
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If we're talking ugliest trains, then feast your eyes on a couple beasts from the past that I would consider being part of the ugly group. (Not my photos, credit goes to the photographers for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_126 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_128)
Firstly the Class 126
And then the Class 128
Although I would like to point out the Class 128 was quite the looker when it was first introduced as seen here http://www.railcar.co.uk/type/class-128/official
Firstly the Class 126
And then the Class 128
Although I would like to point out the Class 128 was quite the looker when it was first introduced as seen here http://www.railcar.co.uk/type/class-128/official
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SteveyBee131
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The other end of the class 126 DMU'S looked better, indeed, this end did before the gangway was removed. I believe the idea was for 2 three-carriage units to work together as a six-carriage formation, but as with so many things, the best laid plans don't always work! I haven't worked out how to put a picture on here but an image search on Google for 'class 126 dmu' comes up with plenty of examples. Definitely see what you mean about the 128, they looked better as built!
hexagon789
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The original Edinburgh-Glasgow 126 predecessors looked very stylish in green made up as a full 6-car set.
Macwomble
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Now those are 'orrible.
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Mikey C
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And that boys and girls is why you should never have cosmetic surgery
And that boys and girls is why you should never have cosmetic surgery
Buggleskelly
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Looks like a PEP and a Leyland National bus got at it together and gave us this monstrosity
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AlistairCowell
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My dad doesn't like the Class 314s. Dad used to say "ARRRGGHHH!" if we pass the Class 314 when we were driving.
They were plain boring - no toilets, no tables, low-back seating comparing to other units in the ScotRail fleet.
They were plain boring - no toilets, no tables, low-back seating comparing to other units in the ScotRail fleet.
backontrack
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Here's one from overseas...
For the benefit of those using text-reading technology, the picture on the right is of a Shinkansen train. The picture on the left is of a cartoon duck from a TV programme they had when I was little. I forget which one's which.
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