I might pop down there tomorrow for a gawp myself, you've got me curious now.
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Originally Posted by Deathbyteacup
<snippy>I just perfer older stuff, British loco's, with proper British engineering and British pride and all that jazz, rather than a flat-pack Shed from Canada that arrives in a box covered in polystyrine.</snip>
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I agree that they look bland and shedlike, but you can't knock their engineering. They p*** on the reliability of home built locos.
And the next generation of ugly but super efficient loco is already in the pipeline. Freightliner has placed an order for the 'Genesis' loco, which will be a hybrid - both diesel and electric, with dynamic braking. It's rumoured to have external walkways, a bit like a 58.
Then when they're in service perhaps people will look back and say, "I miss those old 66s, they looked alot better than this modern stuff."
