Favourite Unit

[Techniquest]

Favourite unit classes:
158
220/221
185

 

[Juniper Driver]

DMU - 110
EMU - 309

I expect half of you on here won't remember either of those in service!

Never got to drive a 309 although I trained on them.

458's doh.

Quite like Desiro's.

 

[37412]

1.) 142
2.) 141
3.) 144
4.) 143
5.) 150

8)

 

[CraigS]

1. Thumpers
2. Slamdoor EMUs
3. 442s
4. A few 1st generation DMUs
5. 319s

 

[laseandre]

You can't say, anything; you like 320s :razz:

They're well suited to what they do, which is trundle along at 75mph max.

 

[P156KWJ]

oh yeah, just trundling along

 

[5872]

Units:
159
158
455
317
315
318.

 

[me123]

455

Really? I'd nevr have guessed Nice to see another 318 fan, though.

 

[matt]

321s and 350s

 

[Crompton Karl]

Favorite Unit of all time a BR standard design 2-HAP

Karl

 

[JoshW1992]

When Southern Slammers, are concerned, it has to be either a 2-EPB or a good old Thumper!

 

[Gizmogle]

Right. I think it's time to say...

Hahaha. You're all unit neds!

 

[JoshW1992]

Haha, not me!

 

[Andrew Tiffin]

Class 319.

 

[Craig]

Old stuff/'enthusiast' perspective - 101, 303, 308
Newer stuff/'passenger' perspective - 156, 185, 222, 332, 333, 444, 450

 

[Tom C]

DMU: Any 1st Gen
EMU: 303, 309, 313, 508, VEP, COP, VOP, VIP, CIG, CEP, BEP, HAP, EPB

 

[Gizmogle]

450s for passenger perspective Craig? Why?

 

[Craig]

Out of all the trains currently running on the Southern I find the Desiros the most pleasant to travel on. Having said that the furthest I've done on one is Waterloo - Alton, so I can't comment on long distance journeys.

Given the choice I'd probably choose a VEP or whatever, but apart from Lymington they don't run any more and I'm not particularly nostalgic about them.

 

[Bayum]

Pfft... Don't know where to start - only one??

 

[Gizmogle]

450s are terrible! The seats are like ironing boards. They're too small. There's no point in the 2+3 seating because people can't fit in the middle seats anyway. There's no legroom.

Agh. They're not good.

 

[Respite]

1.) 142
2.) 141
3.) 144
4.) 143
5.) 150

8)

You my friend are either madder than fish or just a complete masochist of the highest order.
Your only saving grace would be the 150.

 

[33056]

Fave unit, got to be the "Thumper" family :grin:

Next on the list would be the products of Nohab in Belgium and Portugal . Can't say I am mad keen about any of these really, but they do stand out more than any other type of EMU / DMU for me.

 

[GWRtom]

first gen
class108
class115
class117
class121
secon gen
class150
class153
class158

 

[devon_metro]

Out of all the trains currently running on the Southern I find the Desiros the most pleasant to travel on. Having said that the furthest I've done on one is Waterloo - Alton, so I can't comment on long distance journeys.

Given the choice I'd probably choose a VEP or whatever, but apart from Lymington they don't run any more and I'm not particularly nostalgic about them.

VEP to Lymington?

Hell - Its gained a few doors since I was down there last

 

[87015]

EMU
304
-big gap-
310, 303
-another big gap-
321, 323

DMU
Any 1st gens - particularly 121s
Thumpers
156

 

[EE Type 3]

Any 1st Gen unit will do me

 

[455/8]

455's (but not the 57xx's the ex 508 carriages annoy me when working them)
the 400's
442
319
159

 

[466.networkers]

My Favourite Unit's are:

465
466
365
375
376
377
323
170

And the baddie's:

508
313
314
315
142
143
144

That is all.

 

[Craig]

VEP to Lymington?

Hell - Its gained a few doors since I was down there last

No. I said I would prefer a VEP or whatever (i.e. any of the old mk1 stock) if they were still in regular service rather than on a branch I rarely travel on.

Now stop frothing otherwise someone may mistake you for a unit stoat

 

[Coxster]

I'm rather partial to a refurb Class 159 (and in fact occasionally get the xx:50 Salisbury service and change at Woking, instead of catching the xx:39 non-stop 444).