Freightliner Class 70's

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:50 pm

...are supposed to be landing at Newport docks in Nov.

http://railexpress.wordpress.com/2009/0 ... ul-livery/

Just curious as to where they go from there and if we'd be lucky/unlucky to see these curious (ugly) looking machines come through our neck of the woods?

stationcat · Post by **stationcat** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:37 pm

It is a strange looking beast, the windows on the cab sides look like an after thought. Not sure they are quite up to the same standard of ugliness as the class 66's though. I'm always puzzled as to why the Irish class 201 which is similar to the 66's ended up with a reasonably good looking front end while the 66's look like something designed by a commitee.

jules · Post by **jules** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:51 am

The standard American version of a 66 has a cab like a hotel room. Superb air con, vibration dampers, bathroom, the lot ..... Of course, decent spec cabs were far too expensive for EWS ....

Donkey · Post by **Donkey** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:01 pm

Still think it looks like it's been made out of cast-off lego and odd scraps of sticky-backed plastic.

jules · Post by **jules** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:37 pm

Personally, I don't like them either ... they could have done better.

I don't like the crinkly bits on the cab fronts, the cabs themselves look like they've been cut off a Plasser track machine and the bow-wave effect paint job - well, it makes them look like something splashing through the sea!

Can I be the first to propose we name them "Whales" or perhaps "Moby Dicks"?

The middle bit is OK enough - it's just that the cabs are hideous ...

Robin Summerhill · Post by **Robin Summerhill** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:07 pm

Donkey wrote:Still think it looks like it's been made out of cast-off lego and odd scraps of sticky-backed plastic.

Designed by a descendant of Edward Thompson, perhaps