Pacific231G Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Steam "dummies" were commonplace on North American city streets around the turn of the 20th century and its first two decades as a replacement for horse-drawn trams (aka streetcars). They were small steam engines disguised as tram cars and the connecting rods and valve gear were frequently hidden under wooden skirts according to the idea that the motion frightened the horses that they shared the street with. I'm not sure why New York's 11th Avenue had such a fearsome reputation at a time when, as you say, street running of even main lines was common practice in N. America. I think it may have been the large number of freight trains - possibly not air braked at that time- running every few minutes on a crowded street in a densely populated part of New York. It still goes on of course and I believe the busiest nowadays- unless it's been separated in the past couple of years- is Union Pacific's double track main line down Embarcadero Street in downtown Oakland California. That also carries Amtrak passenger trains so looks well worth seeing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 The GE U50 never won any beauty pageants. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=37758 Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 4, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2012 I would like to nominate the SNCF 150 hp railcars of X5500 etc class here http://trainpolygonal.free.fr/AutorSNCF.htm. Note the wheel arrangement and the unattractive blank nose, due to the driver being up on the roof. Hasn't stopped me ordering one, though, in the original ruby red and pearl grey livery, from Rail87! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted May 4, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 4, 2012 I would like to nominate the SNCF 150 hp railcars of X5500 etc class here http://trainpolygona...r/AutorSNCF.htm. Note the wheel arrangement and the unattractive blank nose, due to the driver being up on the roof. Hasn't stopped me ordering one, though, in the original ruby red and pearl grey livery, from Rail87! Yes, that is ugly. I take it there were no tunnels/bridges over the line - the driver would have to duck to avoid icicles. Kevin Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I would like to nominate the SNCF 150 hp railcars of X5500 etc class here http://trainpolygona...r/AutorSNCF.htm. Note the wheel arrangement and the unattractive blank nose, due to the driver being up on the roof. Yes, that is ugly. Hideous, but compellingly so. Like an accident, it's hard to look away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted May 4, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 4, 2012 I would like to nominate the SNCF 150 hp railcars of X5500 etc class here http://trainpolygona...r/AutorSNCF.htm. Note the wheel arrangement and the unattractive blank nose, due to the driver being up on the roof. Hasn't stopped me ordering one, though, in the original ruby red and pearl grey livery, from Rail87! Good grief, that is hideous!! Kind of a caravanette for (French) railway drivers! Oooh, la-la - NON! It certainly DOES have that je ne sais quoi!!! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted May 4, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2012 I nominate the experimental 1933 Kitson Still steam diesel loco. http://www.lner.info/locos/IC/kitson.shtml So ugly that one would just love to model it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Natalie Graham Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I would like to nominate the SNCF 150 hp railcars of X5500 etc class here http://trainpolygona...r/AutorSNCF.htm. Note the wheel arrangement and the unattractive blank nose, due to the driver being up on the roof. Hasn't stopped me ordering one, though, in the original ruby red and pearl grey livery, from Rail87! I like that one, it's like a little face on the front. It looks quite friendly. I think it would be quite upset to have people calling it ugly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted May 4, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 4, 2012 I would like to nominate the SNCF 150 hp railcars of X5500 etc class here Going OT - reminds me of the Argosy transport plane http://www.airplane-pictures.net/type.php?p=2234 Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogman1969 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Fuglies. Especially 70018 now it's BBQ'd itself. an improvement perhaps ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpeak Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Has to be the EMD BL2 Closely followed by this. Ex Santa Fe F unit rebuild. These would frighten a police horse !! Brit15 How can you not like the BL2? It looks like a sad dog, you have to feel sorry for it. I'll grant you the BAR circus colours didn't do much for it, but it was pretty sharp in the original scheme Pay no attention to the ties in the foreground, bit of whimsical trackwork at Northern Maine Jct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpeak Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I am not sure what Roger Williams did to deserve this thing being named for him, but if I had a nose job like this one I'd sue my surgeon: It doesn't look much better in its New Haven paint http://en.wikipedia....Unique_Budd.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted May 28, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2012 Came across this monster in 2009 in a capital city in europe... Its a lot more awful in real life! Some of these were in a red and dull grey - they, at least looked a little better. Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted May 28, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2012 Seems that the "new" Class 70 is winning on the diesel front, but the choice of livery may be part of the problem. Freightliner use a livery of flowing curves on a locomotive with straight lines and sharp angles. If a livery (even with the same colours) more sympathetic to the shape had been used it may have improved the looks..... ...check out the difference in looks of a 90 or 86 in the same livery Look at CJMs fantasy Freightliner livery on a Mehano Blue Tiger. If that had been used on the 70 the results may not have been so bad es Grüßt Euch PC http://cjmmodels.co....als_mehano.html Nope, still looks ugly. Kevin Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Hi All, I love the silver monstrosity posted by Kev there in post 152. I think it must have happened like this: The designer, stuck for inspiration, walked into the Natural History Museum looking for styling cues and got lost on his way to the birds section where he was intending to go. In his increasingly futile wanderings, he ended up in dinosaurs. Getting ever more lost, he suddenly came face to face with the skull of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. It was here, in a moment of shock and awe, that he had his eureka moment... All the best, Castle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted May 30, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2012 At the risk of severe flaming or other torture. http://mark5812.smugmug.com/Trains2012/May-2012/22737739_Rn7mdg#!i=1876717259&k=Q2T2kNp&lb=1&s=A Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted May 31, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2012 At the risk of severe flaming or other torture. http://mark5812.smug...2T2kNp&lb=1&s=A Cheers, Mick Pink stripe - oh no that is a band! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishlocos Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Hi all Diesel has to be the class 22 or any of the NBL locos and I say that as a proud Scot! Electric has to be class 71 DMU has to be class 158 damn they are ugly Steam has to be the Q1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Diesel has to be the class 22 or any of the NBL locos and I say that as a proud Scot! To be the NBL hydraulics looked like something had fallen off the front, like an aircraft with the radome removed. http://www.aviatione...006_JPG_jpg.jpg Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Not sure I agree with that, I find the baby warships have a certain charm, I suspect because of their small size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathsleigh Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Class 506 Glossop 1500v DC EMU for me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I'm a bit surprised nobody included a 'Mother Hubbard'/Camelback in this topic. Here's an early one: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=401997&nseq=1 And what about this?: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=326054&nseq=11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted September 7, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2013 Just found this by chance (whilst searching fro 37/7 pics) Not good http://www.flickr.com/photos/55154286@N06/8684788610/in/photolist-eerP5E-dTER98-bsXpA7-fubCna-fuqX1L-fubCp8-9fcnfZ-afyZGY-9NLBg6-9NLCED-dogNR4-dDcaRw-dDcaKs-bhjBAP-dKMbQu-cqc8Kw-837CDc-cqbCNd-degKyy-fAQ6qV-7UgHcw-efPPJj-dbx3Nf-c4rRZw-dW4QMq-dJAMo3-ad6ZR6-cDAtZQ-7GiKZT-dqWp7m-deJn5z-dGDHCB-dQPqWH-8Gzt1Z-8TuWN3-dLEPJe-deZX8B-9jFR2o-djH5Cw-aEiwmk-9EREUN-dQNTSZ-dQP1bc-a8JJDR-dQUwAy-dQNV4M-dQUyqh-ei1MZE-ehV3Xp-dQNZ1X-dQUvV7 Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted September 8, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2013 Just found this by chance (whilst searching fro 37/7 pics) Not good http://www.flickr.com/photos/55154286@N06/8684788610/in/photolist-eerP5E-dTER98-bsXpA7-fubCna-fuqX1L-fubCp8-9fcnfZ-afyZGY-9NLBg6-9NLCED-dogNR4-dDcaRw-dDcaKs-bhjBAP-dKMbQu-cqc8Kw-837CDc-cqbCNd-degKyy-fAQ6qV-7UgHcw-efPPJj-dbx3Nf-c4rRZw-dW4QMq-dJAMo3-ad6ZR6-cDAtZQ-7GiKZT-dqWp7m-deJn5z-dGDHCB-dQPqWH-8Gzt1Z-8TuWN3-dLEPJe-deZX8B-9jFR2o-djH5Cw-aEiwmk-9EREUN-dQNTSZ-dQP1bc-a8JJDR-dQUwAy-dQNV4M-dQUyqh-ei1MZE-ehV3Xp-dQNZ1X-dQUvV7 Cheers, Mick I beg to differ Mick, a magnificent brute! Built, I think, for the lignite mines in the former DDR. I stand to be corrected though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spannerman Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Whilst I think a deltic is a great looking engine, a deltic in Porterbrook purple looks like a garnished turd. Nik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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