Ugliest Locomotive

[joseph2]

The book “The Second Diesel Spotter"s Guide” has some really ugly.pictures of old time Diesels. Besides the BL2 made the GMDH-1 a switch engine that looked like a 1950’s sports car.

[Anonymous]

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[ddechamp71]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

What do you think the ugliest locomotive is? In my opinion, it’s the British Q1 0-6-0T. (no fighting![;)])

-Steam: all “tin toy like” british steam locos (ie those with “indoor” rods and valve gear), and sorry for you my american fellows, but I DISLIKE all Camelback locos.
-Diesel: nothing in my mind
-Electrics: all modern european designs, which are not exactly ugly, but completely lacking of relief and individuality.
Dominique

[ddechamp71]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

The French were also extremely proficient at building some really ugly locomotives back then also, it was as if the just because the British were building such attractive, elegant engines the French intentionaly went COMPLETELY the opposite direction and decided to make some truely ugly utilitarian un-glamorous steamers, a tradition they continued clear into the early 20th century.

Sorry guy, but I totally disagree with you. Actually I’m very more impressed by north american trains than european (I’m modelling Z scale BNSF and UP), my absolute favorite steamer is the Big Boy closely followed by all SP Cab-Forward, but I invite you to look at 4-6-2 231K’s, 4-8-2 241P’s and 2-4-2 141P’s, which have according to me nothing to envy to British locos. If you have any doubt please contact me off forum, and with pleasure I’ll send you some pictures of these engines.
Cheers,
Dominique

[ddechamp71]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tpaulsen

Many think the Frenchies built some ugly steam locos. Just what do you expect when you have frogs designing locomotives? Tom

Anything against the frogs my friend?[banghead][:)][:D][:D]

[ddechamp71]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tpaulsen

Many think the Frenchies built some ugly steam locos. Just what do you expect when you have frogs designing locomotives? Tom

Anything against the frogs my friend?[banghead][:)][:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by LightBender

Hello 4884,

Hmmm, I wonder where you got that idea. It is common knowledge in Southern England but I didn’t know the word had spread. The Austerity class Q1 (flying dustbin) was the brainchild of the New Zealand engineer Oliver Bulleid and was built specifically to minimum cost and material.

Oliver’s sense of humour does show in the exaggerated ugliness but surprisingly this little 46 ton loco was the most powerful 0-6-0 ever built in Britain. On the other hand his Pacifics are the most attractive locomotives I have ever seen although they do have the unfortunate nickname of Spam Cans.

It’s in my Minipedia of Transportation. Ugliest little thing ever! (next to the John Hanncock 0-4-0)

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ddechamp71

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

The French were also extremely proficient at building some really ugly locomotives back then also, it was as if the just because the British were building such attractive, elegant engines the French intentionaly went COMPLETELY the opposite direction and decided to make some truely ugly utilitarian un-glamorous steamers, a tradition they continued clear into the early 20th century.

Sorry guy, but I totally disagree with you. Actually I’m very more impressed by north american trains than european (I’m modelling Z scale BNSF and UP), my absolute favorite steamer is the Big Boy closely followed by all SP Cab-Forward, but I invite you to look at 4-6-2 231K’s, 4-8-2 241P’s and 2-4-2 141P’s, which have according to me nothing to envy to British locos. If you have any doubt please contact me off forum, and with pleasure I’ll send you some pictures of these engines.
Cheers,
Dominique

Dom, the question was who made the UGLIEST , not who’s were more impressive. I’m know the engines you mentioned ARE very impressive but thats wasnt the question.

Who had the Ugliest engine? and I’m sorry but the French engines of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were pretty dam ugly. It was like they said “is there any other device/pipe/equipment/hose we can stick on the outside of this engine?” bonus points were awarded for ungainlyness and it seams like they risked a fine from the government if they tried to emulate any of the English elegance.

But I was looking at some photo books again over the weekend at my LHS and I still have to say the Indian State Railroads had some truely garrish, unproportional, akward and UGLY steamengines of all time.

[AggroJones]

Erie 0-8-8-0 camelbacks.

[ddechamp71]

QUOTE: ]

Dom, the question was who made the UGLIEST , not who’s were more impressive. I’m know the engines you mentioned ARE very impressive but thats wasnt the question.

Who had the Ugliest engine? and I’m sorry but the French engines of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were pretty dam ugly. It was like they said “is there any other device/pipe/equipment/hose we can stick on the outside of this engine?” bonus points were awarded for ungainlyness and it seams like they risked a fine from the government if they tried to emulate any of the English elegance.

But I was looking at some photo books again over the weekend at my LHS and I still have to say the Indian State Railroads had some truely garrish, unproportional, akward and UGLY steamengines of all time.

No problem my friend (I wasn’t even able to read your first name!). I must have read your post too quickly as I thought for you ALL french steamers were ugly. I agree with you some of the existing designs of that era don’t give me the hope to model French Railroads of end 19th century…But to be true, I think the steam Golden Age (on both sides of the Pond) was from 1920’s to the end…
Cheers,
Dominique