Kneedown
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Any gangwayed Sprinter, but especially 153 small end.
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Ugliest Train in the UK?
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Going a bit off topic.... but I've always thought many SNCF locos are quite ugly brutes.
Bletchleyite
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I think they look worse in Dutch yellow.
Actually, most NS rolling stock is ugly. The "dog snouts" don't look good on anything other than a Class 37 or Deltic.
Actually, most NS rolling stock is ugly. The "dog snouts" don't look good on anything other than a Class 37 or Deltic.
61653 HTAFC
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OBJECTION!
The MAT-54 "Hondekop" (dog-head) units are/were rather handsome beasts, especially in the older green livery:
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Yeah I don't mind the Dutch units, either those ones or these ones
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Now THAT is ugly!Yeah I don't mind the Dutch units, either those ones or these ones
The Dutch and the Belgians never quite got the hang of through-gangwayed units...
Exhibit B:
Halish Railway
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Some how they made an uglier ICE train - it looks like a toy Intercity train.
Bletchleyite
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It's not a proper ICE anyway, the top speed is lower. But I agree it's pretty nasty looking - in particular it needs round door windows like the other ones.
If we're getting onto European trains, this takes some beating for being pig-ugly and generally rubbish.
PESA DART
If we're getting onto European trains, this takes some beating for being pig-ugly and generally rubbish.
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TBH, they are quite nice trains, travelling in the motor coach is great fun.Yeah I don't mind the Dutch units, either those ones or these ones
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If we're going foreign ugly, this cheap, nasty, horrible plastic thing from Queensland is positively vile...
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Now THAT is ugly!
The Dutch and the Belgians never quite got the hang of through-gangwayed units...
Exhibit B:
I don't mind those either. Also seen in Denmark.
Both these and the Dutch Koploper can connect with a through gangway...arguably in more elegant manner than most UK units which interrupt the driver's view with a door.
Yikes.
Sorry to plagiarise your photo 43096, but if you turn it upside down - this bit looks like it was stolen from the front of a milk float...
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I'm sure they are better for drivers, particularly compared to the latest British gangwayed units... but they ain't pretty!
Without wishing to divert the thread too far off-topic, does anyone know what actually happens when those Belgian units couple? I saw some already coupled when I was over there but didn't ride them. I have no idea what happens to the cab/control desk!
hexagon789
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The whole thing hinges back into the unit I believe.
hexagon789
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Going a bit off topic.... but I've always thought many SNCF locos are quite ugly brutes.
No way! The Cassez Nez family are beautiful locos. A CC 7200 in orginal livery looks a right treat!
61653 HTAFC
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Minus the back wall of the cab, presumably?
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Ash Bridge
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No way! The Cassez Nez family are beautiful locos. A CC 7200 in orginal livery looks a right treat!
I agree, I always thought of them as the French equivalent to a British 47 although with perhaps a few more horses under the bonnet.
SteveyBee131
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Very clever, but still not so good looking...
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Much appreciated, thanks. Presumably there's a moveable back wall to the cab too, to give drivers some privacy/protection? The wiki article didn't appear to cover that aspect.
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Now THAT is ugly!
The Dutch and the Belgians never quite got the hang of through-gangwayed units...
Exhibit B:
How to offend Denmark Rail... Mock sexy danish units
61653 HTAFC
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By calling them Belgian, you mean? I suppose such a grave insult would've been quite hurtful had it been deliberate!How to offend Denmark Rail... Mock sexy danish units
hexagon789
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The CC 72000s are absolute beasts, particularly on start-up!
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To get back on topic. Ugliest trains in the UK
GTR Class 455/8. They were bad enough to begin with (the /9s look much better) but the cab air con mod... *shudders*
GTR Class 455/8. They were bad enough to begin with (the /9s look much better) but the cab air con mod... *shudders*
GospelOak117
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Some how they made an uglier ICE train - it looks like a toy Intercity train.
Would have to agree with those that have said the class 374 and with this very similar thing above. As said they both look like kids toys. Who remembers BRIO?
hexagon789
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Just 455s in general, the 458s aren't that pretty either.
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