Favorites and Least Favorites

[37401]

So whats everyones favorite and least favorite TOC,Loco,Station,Unit....

Favorites

TOC Virgin--They Improved the WCML loads and have improved the speed of the service by using pendos (so now i have a longer visit to London)

FOC (Livery-wise) Fastline-- Simply because i like the liv and also I wanted to supire you all by not choosing DRS

Loco Class 43--has to be fantastic train and its 30+ and still going strong, dont care about the MTU, its kept it in service and it does offer a nice sound and a fair bit of clag

Unit Class 390--Improved journey times, nice food in 1st class, great 1st class

StationWCML-Tamworth, MML-Leister (cant spell it please correct it ) ECML- Donny

Main Line ECML

Least Favorites

TOC I dont have one there all good

FOC Same as TOC

Loco "Tornado"-Its a fantastic train and im looking forward to seeing it in real life but it has some idiot followers (such as those who were almost killed by a Grand Central HST)

Unit Class 323-- I live on the Cross city line and after all these years that "Gear change" sound gets boring and there always full of chavs if thats a vaild reason

Station Sutton Coldfield-- Because i like all Mainline stations and couldnt think of anything else

Mainline There all good

 

[martyn29]

TOC Virgin--Grand Central! Valenta Powered HST;s and excellent customer service
FOC (Livery-wise) FTP nice bright colours

Loco Class 43--my fave have liked them ever since I can remember

Unit Class 185 very airy, clean and spacious

Station WCML-Tamworth, MML-Derby ECML- Doncaster, York, Northallerton

Main Line ECML

Least Favorites

TOC FCC

FOC FCC

Loco Class 37's

Unit 365s
Station New Street

Mainline like them all

 

[37412]

FOC (Livery-wise) FTP nice bright colours

FOC FCC

Since when have First Transpennine & First Capital Connect been freight operating companies??

 

[Broken Viking]

Hail all!
Here are my lists...
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Favorites:

• FOC: GBRf - Simply because IMO their 66s and 68s look good in that green livery!
• Loco: Class 43 - Still the World's fastest Diesel locomotive, even after 30 years of operation! The 9F is also worth a mention simply because it's so damn Metal!!!
• Unit: Class 370 APT - A perfectly designed train that, sadly, was never given the chance to prove itself as one of the fastest and most capable in history.
• Station: Birmingham NS - Not only a very convenient, well served and easy to use interchange...But ye can see just about anything there as far as passenger stock goes!
• Main Line: WCML every time - Even though the ECML can also accommodate 140+mph operation, the WCML does the same through some very curvy terrain!
• TOC: This one's a bit too generalistic for me to answer in this way, so I'm going to break it down into more individual bits...
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  • Reliability: South West Trains - Although they used to be terrible, they've come a long way since they first took up the franchise.
  • Comfort: First ScotRail - Although that's primarily because I like the Caledonian Sleepers a great deal. Chiltern rank a close second for me, though.
  • Customer Service: Virgin - Always been very helpful whether I've had a query or complaint.
  • Value for money: Chiltern - After all, no-one else offers a return fare anywhere near as good as £14.20 for Woking to Birmingham! hock:
  • Rolling stock: Virgin and NXEC - 390's are one of my better liked trains, and the IC-225 is a close relative of the APT.
  • Speed of service: Virgin - They and NXEC can both run at 140mph, but the terrain on the WCML makes a journey with Virgin much more fun!
  • Overall experience: Virgin again - Mainly because I'm one of the few enthusiasts who actually like Pendolinos...But also because a journey with Virgin normally means that I'm getting to head North again!

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Least Favorites:

• FOC: I'm not really into freight, so no real opinion.
• Loco: No real opinion.
• Unit: Class 350/450 regional Desiros - More plastic than Barbie, gets overtaken by stationary objects, and even less comfortable then NY-MTA subway stock!
• Station: All London termini - Arrival at one of those generally means that I have to spend the following hour wading through LUL's sewer system.
• Main Line: HS1 - Although it's got a half decent speed limit on it, it's only available to international trains and unbashable on normal tickets. Furthermore it's located in the south, and very nearly destroyed a major Norse burial site during construction.
• TOC: Again, I've broken this down into more individual sections;
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  • Unreliability: No real opinion - All TOCs have their ups and downs.
  • Discomfort: Virgin - Despite having a very good idea of weekend passenger numbers by now, they still insist on running 220s and 390s as single units and leaving about one seat for every four passengers!
  • Customer service: SWT, FGW-link and AToC - All three of them have refused refunds to which I was legitimateley entitled, and they deliberateley try to side-step refunding customers at every stage.
  • Value for money: Eurostar - Fares are high and uncompetative. Plus SNCF/SNCB/DB railcards are valid for full discounts, but NR ones aren't valid at all for some reason.
  • Rolling stock: Arriva XC - The 221s have tilting suspension for a very good reason...But AXC never seem to have theirs turned on!
  • Speed of service: Treniau Arriva Cymru - The one TOC that doesn't seem to know what a regional, limited, or semi-fast service is!
  • Overall anti-experience: No overall opinion.

 

[MCR247]

Since when do GBRF have a Green livery? I think you mean FL, but they will be class 70s now apparently due to most of the class 68 being taken up by pendos, so they want to leave them clear for new build EMUs

 

[Chester025]

Favourite

TOC: WSMR

FOC: DRS

Loco: Class 40

Unit: Class 350. One of the very few comfortable and pleasant units to travel on.

Line: West Highland, Highland Mainline, Kyle line and North Wales Coast.

Station: Crewe. Although Carlisle is quite nice as well to get some phots: http://galleryandrew.mediaobjects.co.uk/c1691723_1.html

Least Favourite

TOC: Virgin. Yeah, I can get to London in 90 minutes. But 90 minutes is more than enough in a Pendolino!

FOC: Dunno

Loco: 73 on diesel!

Unit: 390

Line: Hammersmith - Riddings

Station: Birmingham New Street.

 

[37401]

Since when do GBRF have a Green livery? I think you mean FL, but they will be class 70s now apparently due to most of the class 68 being taken up by pendos, so they want to leave them clear for new build EMUs

what? that don`t make sence? Class 68`s been used by pendos? pendos are 390`s and it wont be a unit as TOPS classes locos from 01-99 and units 100+

 

[Chester025]

what? that don`t make sence? Class 68`s been used by pendos? pendos are 390`s and it wont be a unit as TOPS classes locos from 01-99 and units 100+

Coach numbers.

 

[90019]

what? that don`t make sence? Class 68`s been used by pendos? pendos are 390`s

Coaching stock TOPS codes, like those you see on the sides of DVTs and HST powercars.

 

[37401]

Coaching stock TOPS codes, like those you see on the sides of DVTs and HST powercars.

ahhh fair `nuff