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Originally Posted by Resolution
However, if you look in the right places you can find true inspiration in modern diesel or electric traction.
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I agree with you. I still love our HST - even though it's old it's still a stylish design. And the ICE train which your photos show is very modern and sexy.
I reckon the main reason the 66 looks so awful is because when General Motors were asked to produce a twin cab design of their standard US loco for the UK the first requirement was...."build it as cheap as possible".
So they bolted a steel shed on top of a shortened chassis and modified the bogies to steer round our tight curves. Cheap and nasty.