best train.......

[tangerinedream]

*dons anorak - wishes he had a spare user name for this one*

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Best train anyone?

*runs away*

 

[Loki]

Well it would have to be the

wiki article

 

[tangerinedream]

Well it would have to be the

wiki article

My favorite train journey.... hmmm....

I've never done the full length but it's hard to argue with the West highland Line

*an admission*

I should have said... best locomotive

*ejects self from Urban loco and loco-ologists group for the sharing of thermos flasks and discussion of livery, name plates and numbers - surrenders baby skin clad ceromonial copy of trainspotting for anarchists/socialists and other free thinking types - has matching pen and pencil wrestled from him by editor and team of sinister looking anorak clad heavies, all mutering, "idiot - a schoolboy error", and saying "your so shit, you can't even hang around with the train crew and everyone looks down on us - so what does that make you? eh? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha (evil laughter)"*

*I am wondering if Klu Klux Clanoracks would be an amusing name for a group of sinister hooded trainspotters. I think maybe it would be

curse you god for making me this way

Best locomotive anyone?

 

[gaijingirl]

Trans-Siberian express.. one week of pure relaxation and beautiful scenery!

I did it in 2000.... the most amazing week!

 

[onemonkey]

the best train i ever went on was a sleeper from Helsinki north towards lapland..

it wasn't a great train but it was a great journey, i didn't get much sleep

 

[onemonkey]

1st class on the eurostar was a slight disappointment.. hadn't been expecting airline food

it was a good journey otherwise

 

[Spion]

<snip>
I should have said... best locomotive

<snip>

Westerns and Class 40s from the diesel era - in fact the 50s and 60s on British Railways was a weird and wonderful time for such things altogether. Got a soft spot for Black 5s and Stanier 8Fs when it comes to steam

My, this forum is really bringing out some unexpected enthusiasms in what I thought was an achingly urbane community

 

[Poi E]

Bugger fahrn fahrn fahrning on the autobahn.

 

[Pie 1]

Two words: Swiss Railways.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

The Bullet in Japan

 

[comstock]

I think the HST (Intercity125) still has a certain presence as it sweeps on to the platform.

Better in the old BR Blue/Yellow livery though.

 

[davesgcr]

Bugger the TGV shot

Look at the classic old green SNCF freight loco on the hump in the background.......Heritage.

Personally I have a soft spot for Silverlinks 313120 "Parliament Hill" - which I caused to be named in 1996 on the reopening of the NLL at Hampstead Heath.

 

[tangerinedream]

As had my dad got his way, my middle name would have been Stanier, I have to go for one of these - no fuss, absolutely functional design - stunning!

 

[_pH_]

Bugger fahrn fahrn fahrning on the autobahn.

Surely 'amusement, amusement, amusement sur l'autoroute'

 

[nightowl]

class 37, can't beat a growler

 

[Moggy]

The First Great Western

 

[_pH_]

I was shown round the cab of this very loco when I was a happy boy train spotter at Kings Cross many years ago.

 

[nightowl]

remember cycling down to penzance station with me mates to see the first HSTs come in. very exciting. was 7 at time though

 

[editor]

No idea why, but I've always had a soft spot for the 'umble GWR Pannier Tank

 

[nightowl]

just missed out on steam. first train memory is dad getting one of the western drivers to let me sit in the driver's seat at penzance

 

[Nine Bob Note]

No idea why, but I've always had a soft spot for the 'umble GWR Pannier Tank

No 6: Percy.

*Nods, to confirm his own views as correct*

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Well here's mine...

Sorry to be conventional, but they really are great trains. Much more spacious and airey than the Virgin Voyagers/Pendalinos.

*Repines for daily commute to uni*

 

[davgraham]

Best work I've seen was a new class 59 restarting a 2000 tonne load on the Lickey incline 5 times. put all the BR types in the shade.

slow speed control - we'd never seen it before. I left the Regional Control in Crewe soon after.

Apparently its just the norm now

gra

 

[William of Walworth]

Ffestioniog Railway has some great little locos!

Rheilfordd Ffestiniog website

 

[jacobs steel]

I've never done the full length but it's hard to argue with the West highland Line

Bollocks to that, I got the Craignure train last week, doesn't get better than that

 

[franklin1777]

Steam, has to be a mightly bulleid pacific, although not sure i have ever seen one in steam, they just look like mighty beast.

http://www.trainnet.org/Libraries/Lib019/34052.JPG

Modern passenger, has to be a virgin voyager, i think the red virgin branding makes them great.

Or modern diesel you cant beat a class 66

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

 

[oisleep]

tito's old train

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4098823.stm

 

[nightowl]

Or modern diesel you cant beat a class 66

no, cause there's hardly anything left apart from the buggers

 

[franklin1777]

no, cause there's hardly anything left apart from the buggers

Sadly very true.