Prefered modern freight loco

Whitemoor · Post by **Whitemoor** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:40 pm

What is your prefered modern traction loco today.......choose your favorite today!

A few people are starting their own polls so why cant i?

Mines the 60, a real beast....60059 the king with 60033 as back up My Lordzzzz

SCOTTLOWES · Post by **SCOTTLOWES** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:08 am

60's and 92's

60059 loadhaul beast

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:23 am

Class 66

They do almost anything from 08 duties to thundering through Bletchley at 75 mph on long and heavy freightliners.

Whitemoor · Post by **Whitemoor** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:23 pm

hmmmm 75mph sheds

Sound hellfire in their own right, im glad the 60 is currently leading

thenudehamster · Post by **thenudehamster** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:26 pm

I voted for the 66 simply because it's probably the most elegant loco running on modern day rails.
How it compares in performance, reliability or sound to any of the others, I care not - it looks nice

skipperdipper · Post by **skipperdipper** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:35 pm

I chose 66 as I hate most anient traction and 66's look good.

Rob

danielw2599 · Post by **danielw2599** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 4:34 pm

66 all the way!!!

Especialy GB livery. Modern, reliable, what more can you want.

Daniel

BonniePrinceCharlie · Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:43 pm

close between 60 n 66

i love 60s in there own way, but i love thundering past 60s on the ECML

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:48 am

60's first

57's second

66's third

and 67's fourth

their my favourite modern day freight loco.
60's because they sound exactly how they look, big bulky and powerful
66's Acceleration on long heavy freights, and of course being canadian built, i love canada.
57's sound absolutely brilliant and the addition of alternators from 56's which are slowly being replaced combined with GM power gives them a piercing scream on full throttle.
67's well next time you seen one on the fast line at doncaster on full throttle, close your eyes, HST or Deltic. they maybe over weight but they're loud and proud.

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 6:50 pm

It was a toss up between a 60 and 92, as they are both (IMO) highly attractive machines. 60s shade it because they look more imposing, and an unsilenced Mirlees engine.....

(course, you'd have to unsilence it, but when they enter preservation, someone will...)

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 6:51 pm

salopiangrowler wrote:60's first

57's second

66's third

and 67's fourth

their my favourite modern day freight loco.
60's because they sound exactly how they look, big bulky and powerful
66's Acceleration on long heavy freights, and of course being canadian built, i love canada.
57's sound absolutely brilliant and the addition of alternators from 56's which are slowly being replaced combined with GM power gives them a piercing scream on full throttle.
67's well next time you seen one on the fast line at doncaster on full throttle, close your eyes, HST or Deltic. they maybe over weight but they're loud and proud.

If your alternator is screaming it's about to break.

They have a nice turbo whine though.

rikfarish · Post by **rikfarish** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 6:58 pm

where the class 37?

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:38 pm

rik read the title, it says modern, ok if you want to add 37s then yeah im all 37's ill dump that lot up there and just say 37s but tractors are classics not modern.

rikfarish · Post by **rikfarish** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:53 pm

salopiangrowler wrote:rik read the title, it says modern, ok if you want to add 37s then yeah im all 37's ill dump that lot up there and just say 37s but tractors are classics not modern.

your right, i should have read the title.... "MODERN"

we dont have class 37's (built between 1960 and 1965)... but we do have:

Class 73's built around 1962
Class 86's built between 1965 and 1966
Class 87's built between 1973 and 1975

They hardly seem "MODERN".....

but thanks for the "read the title advice" anyway......

Whitemoor · Post by **Whitemoor** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:31 pm

i thought it more as locos that you can see on freight nowadays, hence no 37, 47, 56 or 58

I know out of 37 and 47s are still in use, but the main freight seen is dominated by 66s and 60s (among others) yous know what i meen