My favourite one is the JNR DD51. It looks just so cool in that old shape.

I was doing some work in a scrapyard yesterday. They were cutting a line of 56s. Very undignified end for them - the technique is to burn through various bits and then get a grabber crane and just pull it to pieces. I must say that I thought that this look rather suited them.

37's for me too.

Love the look, love the sound.

However as some else pointed out, those southwest diesels were fairly sexy too.

JW

fav diesel?
 

Difficult,

Not sure which I would chose if I could only have one....

Westerns, Class 50s, and Deltics would be the top three locomotives. Their power, and character.....A Deltic makes a wonderful racket.....

I don't rate any of the current motive power.....class 70s are really ugly, and sound wierd, the rest just do not seem to have any character. I might change my mind in a few years time....

StoneRoad

The problems with the hydraulics was mainly the lack of skilled fitters used to the fine engineering work required for these types of loco which had high reving engines and comlex hydraulic systems. There was the same problems with DE Types but not so much as the was a small pool of electrical fitters to assist in training of the existing steam fitters to work on the electrical systems. The hydraulics were much lighter than the DE locos at that time(1960's), some of the type 4 locos were over 140 tons whereas thr hydraulics were about 100tons and some were even lighter. the Germans always had a sound engineering base in their society and could therefore find the highly skilled staff more easily.
The newer DE locos of the D1500 class(47) Were much lighter and in general easier to maintain. They did have there problems which led to derating of their engines and later replacements, However they did a good job at first as fast pasenger locos and later as Freight locos, and of course some are still around some 40 years later

for me it has to be the class 70 by freightliner i like it because ilike the design of the front cab and its colours/livery
(i have one of the bachmann models on order at my local model shop (70006))
the one i had on order is now here

My favorate loco was the EE Type 1 (20) They were of a simple straightforeward design, easy to maintain. When i was at willesden in the 60's they were the most reliable loco's on shed. Pity about the long nose however when they are in mutipal with the cab leading they were most effective and with a very high tractive effort.

EE Type 1 (20)
 

My favorate Loco was the EE Type 1. They were very reliable, easy to maintain and when in multiple had a high tractive effoet. The low speed of 75 was only a minor disadvantage as they were frieght only Loco,s

EE Type 1
 

The EE Type 1 (20) was a very good loco; easy to maintain & Reliable. Pity about the single cab but in the design days of the mid 50's a long nose and resicted visibility was not consided to be a major proble. As A double headed unit with the cab leading the loco's had a very large combined tractive efort. The low top speed of 75mph does'nt seem to present a problem.

I suppose it must be your favourite if you need to tell us three times.:D