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Just when you thought asthetics coulden't get any worse...

Discussie in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' gestart door david1984, 10 jul 2009.

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  1. david1984

    david1984 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Just when you thought loco styling coulden't get any worse than Sheds, GE came up with this "contraption", due for release by Freightliner as class 70 in late 09: http://twitpic.com/9vhyq/full
     
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    buseng Part of the furniture

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    A streamlined 58!
     
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    Was the design brief "something that'll make the 67s look attractive"?
     
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  4. ADB968008

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    Wooden hand rails fastened on by shoe string...

    Nice :)
     
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  5. andysleigh

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    the first in a new line of eco friendly diesels?
     
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  6. DisusedBranch

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    Shame you're exactly 101 days too late. It might have worked then... :^o
     
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  7. Corbs

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    It's a Decepticon! Look out!
     
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  8. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    That is truly minging ....... how long before someone starts a preservation group??!!

    Is this the second time that a TOPS code has been reused?
     
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    Might be at least the 3rd.
    41, D600 Warships & prototype HST Power cars?
    43, NBL D800 Warships & production HST power cars.
    I thought the class 70 series was for DC electric locos as in the Woodhead electrics (76 & 77) & of course the the 73's.
     
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  10. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    I had forgotten the 41 being reused!

    Class 70s were the 3 Bulleid/Raworth Electrics, though none ever carried a TOPS number.
     
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    So if 66's are known as ying yings (or similar), are these things Mingers?
     
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    I'd go for "swampies" because that looks as if it just crawled out of one. Doesn't anybody care about aesthetics any more?
     
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    I'm worried about the colour.

    Meic Batten
     
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  14. david1984

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    As i understand it was originally meant to be class 68 but this clashed with EMU coach numbers or something and 70 was the next free series after the Mk1 EMU's were withdrawn, i presume this also accounts for the gap in 61-65.
     
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    Quite,...what a sight...but it'll be arrivig at pembroke dock in november. they wont like changeing ends in the rain , now thats definately not cricket.
     
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  16. Martin Perry

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    Pembroke Dock??
     
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    If they spent any money on aesthetic design on that they were ripped off!

    Still its one way to frighten kids away from playing on the track!
     
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    Look carefully at the shadows on the picture. Seem to be cast in three directions! Could be a Photoshop wind up.
     
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  20. david1984

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    It looks even worse when painted!, i think we should nickname them "Buses" as in uglier than the back end of.
     
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