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What are your favorite trains/locos/chunters?

LeDuc Wed 03 Jun 2026 21:57:11 No.2075047 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2075086 >>2075105 >>2075164 >>2075211 >>2075216 >>2075358 >>2075417

For me it has got to be the following:
Steam loco: German class 18
Electric-loco: German class 101
Diesel-loco: German class 218
Chunter: German class V100
EMU: Desiro Hc (It's the one I drive myself and I am very happy!)
DMU: German class 612 as it was the one that drove on the only line my hometown had.

Before you ask why all of those are german classes: I am german and biased

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Anonymous Thu 04 Jun 2026 01:36:32 No.2075065 Report

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LeDuc

LeDuc Thu 04 Jun 2026 11:26:32 No.2075085 Report

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>>2075065
Wasn't this the motto for the restoration of the shown loco?

Gears !MT5GearsOc

Gears !MT5GearsOc Thu 04 Jun 2026 11:36:33 No.2075086 Report

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>>2075047
>Steam loco: German class 18
That's just all Länderbahn fast 2'C1 locos, though the bavarian ones are a popular favorite
>Electric-loco: German class 101
not bad but I prefer the 103
>Diesel-loco: German class 218
fair but V200 for me
>Chunter: German class V100
V100 are light to medium passenger / freight locos, they kind of suck as shunters which is why the V90 was made
I'm going with the V60 here just because it's so anachronistic
>EMU: Desiro Hc
rode that lately, wasn't that great from a passenger perspective desu
403 (alt) for me
>DMU: German class 612
cool from a technical standpoint but I get sea-sick riding them at night
601 is the prettiest, turbine engines optional

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 04 Jun 2026 12:12:05 No.2075090 Report

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I’ve got a thing for camelbacks. They had a massive firebox to burn anthracite waste and had to scoot the cab up while leaving the fireman back in a second small cab. Every railroad serving the Pennsylvania anthracite fields used these and despite being dangerous and archaic some ran into the 1950s.

LeDuc

LeDuc Thu 04 Jun 2026 19:21:04 No.2075101 Report

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>>2075086
Ngl it was close between 101, 103 and 120 for me.
I get the V200, it's a great loco but I like the 218 a bit more.

Yeah Desiro is not the most comfy, but holy shit is it a powerhouse. 403 is, in my opinion, one of the most overpowered trains ever. Motors under every single coach is insane, especially for early 2000s.
And yeah I agree the 601 is absolutely stunning.I actually do not know a train taht looks cooler and prettier than the TEE trains. Shame what happened to them tho.

LeDuc

LeDuc Thu 04 Jun 2026 19:26:30 No.2075102 Report

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>>2075090
Just when I thought steam locos couldn't get any more dangerous...
Quite interesting tho.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 04 Jun 2026 20:11:51 No.2075104 Report

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>>2075085
Not sure. They are restoring a second one back to ATSF colors down in Jeetsco, TX at Museum of the American Railroad. Could be a slogan for part of their resto efforts?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 04 Jun 2026 20:21:07 No.2075105 Report

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>>2075047
>Steam:
N&W Class A (2-6-6-4)
>Electric:
Virginian EL3a, but I like a lot of the boxcabs
>Diesel:
SD40-2, the best diesel ever made
>Switcher:
SD40-2
>EMU:
E351 (Japan)
>DMU:
N/a

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 05 Jun 2026 01:12:04 No.2075136 Report

Quoted By: >>2075172 >>2075421

My favorite electric loco is also my favorite steam loco

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 05 Jun 2026 12:48:09 No.2075149 Report

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I love older wooden deck roof streetcars but the PCC is such a futuristic Art Deco design. Thousands were built and they influenced the Tatra design in Europe. Some are still running in revenue service and every American trolley museum has some PCCs.

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Anonymous Fri 05 Jun 2026 16:55:17 No.2075164 Report

Quoted By: >>2075165 >>2075173

>>2075047
Steam loco: NYC Hudson
Electric loco: PRR GG1
Shunter: don't care
EMU: TGV Sud-Est
DMU: German VT 11.5
Why yes, I am a streamline enthusiast, how could you tell?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 05 Jun 2026 16:57:12 No.2075165 Report

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>>2075164
>Steam loco: NYC Hudson

LeDuc

LeDuc Fri 05 Jun 2026 19:32:35 No.2075172 Report

Quoted By: >>2075214

>>2075136
what the fuck? cursed but cool. what is this exactly?

LeDuc

LeDuc Fri 05 Jun 2026 19:33:36 No.2075173 Report

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>>2075164
honestly: based

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 06 Jun 2026 05:46:16 No.2075203 Report

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Subway: R46
Great Society metro: wmata 6000
Commuter train: hankyu 6000
Limited express: kintetsu 80000
Intercity: MTR CRH380A
High speed train: Metroliner
Airport train: Shenzhen 11A4008
Freight car: Gunderson Maxi-Stack IV

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 06 Jun 2026 06:46:34 No.2075211 Report

Quoted By: >>2075212

>>2075047
As a fellow german train autist I have to ask: why the BR 101 and not the BR 103? I always thought the 103 looked much more unique and elegant.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 06 Jun 2026 06:47:34 No.2075212 Report

Quoted By: >>2075224 >>2075225

>>2075211
Sorry, should have read the thread

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 06 Jun 2026 07:04:26 No.2075214 Report

Quoted By: >>2075227

>>2075172
During the war Switzerland converted some steam locos to electric heating because they had abundant hydro power but coal was scarce.

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Anonymous Sat 06 Jun 2026 07:58:08 No.2075216 Report

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>>2075047
>Image copyright: Me
I had to fact check this and it checks out.

Cucky

Cucky Sat 06 Jun 2026 10:43:45 No.2075224 Report

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>>2075212
dw lol it is still a legit question as i only said that it was close between 101, 103 and 120 for me.

I am 23 and sadly never experienced a train ride with a 103 so far (I will apply at TRI and AKE at one point in my career as a traindriver just bc of the 103! :D). But the 101? It is till there in daily use and just a fantastic loco. Yes sure, it's based on 12x, the mother of all three-phase current highspeed-locos, but it's still nostalgic for me. I come from NRW and have nice memories of visiting my grandparents in Baden-Württemberg every holiday, most of the time taking an IC instead of ICE there bc we were poor. And for me, a german IC is a 101 with IC-coaches.

May sound nonsensical, but that's my reasoning lol

LeDuc

LeDuc Sat 06 Jun 2026 10:45:35 No.2075225 Report

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LeDuc

LeDuc Sat 06 Jun 2026 10:50:32 No.2075226 Report

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>>2075216
wait, fact check that this is my photo? :D

LeDuc

LeDuc Sat 06 Jun 2026 10:54:07 No.2075227 Report

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>>2075214
mother of all that is inefficient, this may take the cake in least efficient locomotion that i have ever heard of. And I have heard of Aachen's sodium-hydroxide powered tram!

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Anonymous Sun 07 Jun 2026 06:31:46 No.2075358 Report

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>>2075047
>Steam loco: German class 18
german class 38
>Electric-loco: German class 101
german class 193 (vectron in all variants)
>Diesel-loco: German class 218
deutsche reichsbahn class 180
>Chunter: German class V100
deutsche reichsbahn class 106
>EMU: Desiro Hc
twindexx vario
>DMU: German class 612
svt 175

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 Jun 2026 18:46:56 No.2075384 Report

Quoted By: >>2075410

>>2075227
I don't know if it's all that inefficient. In any case it was a way to get additional electric locomotives in a time when both new locomotives or coal were hard to come by. So obviously an emergency solution for a time of crisis.

LeDuc

LeDuc Mon 08 Jun 2026 10:40:53 No.2075410 Report

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>>2075384
I was a bit to premature in my judgement. Read into the whole thing. Considering that switzerland had A lot of hydro-energy at the time, this was actually not too bad. Sure, lots of energy is lost being unused, but...it's not a finite energy resource. Well...yeah technically it is, but it will end no matter if you use it or not.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jun 2026 16:20:33 No.2075417 Report

Quoted By: >>2075454

>>2075047
>Steam loco:
Merchant Navy/Battle of Britain/West Country class.
>Electric loco:
NS Class 1700.
>Diesel loco:
JNR DD51.
>Chunter:
BR Class 08.
>EMU:
JR E351 Class.
>DMU:
BR Class 158.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jun 2026 17:06:50 No.2075421 Report

Quoted By: >>2075422

>>2075136
The closest thing I’ve seen to this is trolley poles on Pacific Electric diesel locomotives and borrowed Southern Pacific steamers. They were needed to activate signals.

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jun 2026 17:12:47 No.2075422 Report

Quoted By: >>2075456 >>2075471

>>2075421
So I did some research and they never had poles on steam locomotives but I’ve photos of SP steam doubleheaded with electric box motors.

LeDuc

LeDuc Mon 08 Jun 2026 20:49:15 No.2075454 Report

Quoted By: >>2075741

>>2075417
>NS Class 1700.
I f'ing adore the 1700.
It looks so squished and reminds me of a twinkie
Also isn't the JR E351 just the NS ICM Koploper in a different painting?

LeDuc

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LeDuc Mon 08 Jun 2026 20:50:35 No.2075456 Report

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>>2075422
May I present to you this three-phase current loco? Notice anything funny?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 Jun 2026 22:19:50 No.2075470 Report

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>>2075456
I do indeed. One catenary antenna for each of the three phases.

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Anonymous Mon 08 Jun 2026 22:21:15 No.2075471 Report

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>>2075422
Oh, and post pics of the SP steamer, fellow TrainOrders subscriber.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 09 Jun 2026 02:50:16 No.2075489 Report

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>>2075456
That’s wild. It looks like TV antennas on a 1950s apartment building.
The University of Michigan had a crazy setup on a steeplecab that hauled coal to their power plant. Double bow collectors (rare in the U.S.), some third rail, and then what’s described as a trolley pole in the side of the loco, all of this to get through tight spaces around the power plant. I searched for photos and couldn’t find any online but I’ve seen it in a book on Michigan traction.

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Anonymous Fri 12 Jun 2026 17:30:31 No.2075741 Report

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>>2075454
>Also isn't the JR E351 just the NS ICM Koploper in a different painting?
I suppose I have a "type". I love trains with the cabin set above the rest of the carriage. See picrel of the Odakyu 50000 series.

LeDuc

LeDuc Fri 12 Jun 2026 18:00:18 No.2075745 Report

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>>2075741
HAHAHAHA OMG I forgot they did that. I don't think there is a single german train that has that sadly.

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