The most HIDEOUS train ever?

[TheTazman]

The guy who designed this arm proably slipped during the making and said ... yeah i will go with that. Then went home.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12655826

Discuss if you like. hahaha

[pendolinobasher]

What is up with that nose its to long and the colour scheme could be better

[MoonKid47]

Its all about being streamlined, because we dont get much of high-speed over here I'm sure you guys are confused by the design

Heres a nice pic of a Shinkansen lineup:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JR_Ea ... 200910.jpg

I'd say that it looks like a development of the Duck-bill 700 series:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JR_Ce ... en_700.jpg

And here is the Fastech 360, which is the direct precurser to E5 Shinkansen which is in your video:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FASTECH_360-S.JPG


And as a final one on ugly, look at the Maglev:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L0_Series_Shinkansen

[rfletcher72]

Only the Japanese could come up with something so awful.

But on the other hand, I bet the streamlining works quite well in practice

[220389]

Looks very very cool. But the design sort of makes me think of other things, that won't be/ can't be said on here.


Chris

[SHEEP]

[TheTazman]

I just realised that this train can never be deemed late. As the nose will arrive 15 minutes before the coaches do.

What is up with that nose its to long and the colour scheme could be better

[buckbeak]

I like the 0 Series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0_Series_Shinkansen They're probably one of my favourite looking trains. But nearly everything else, in or out of service in Japan make me feel sick.
Danny

[Trainguy76]

I wonder if the GT-R will beat it now?


* Top Gear reference for those who don't know. *