Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)

[Illegal_Alien]

http://www.treinreiziger.nl/actueel/fyr ... ers-144526 (Link is dutch, but nothing special to see there )

Best looking highspeedtrain ever!*, still running at 160kmph though, with new shedules in september it will go 250 kmph (hopefully). I love italian stuff...





* Please activate sarcasm detector.

More pictures and video`s;

http://www.treinreiziger.nl/actueel/fot ... 250-142771

And a movie with the Fyra Highspeed train on the HSL with amazing speed;

[61653]

Styling based on the Fiat 126 BiS?

[Illegal_Alien]

Dear friend, you can joke about it, but yes, its designed by the same company. Ah well, at least if it hits something he can suck it up in no-time.

Thank you for your responds 47434 my big friend.

[61653]

Dear friend, you can joke about it, but yes, its designed by the same company. Ah well, at least if it hits something he can suck it up in no-time.

Thank you for your responds 47434 my big friend.

My (female) flatmate says it looks cool...

[Jacko]

It looks like its screaming...
'ARRRGGGHHHH!!!! WERE GOING TO CRASH!!!!!'

[Voyager One]

TBH, one of the trains I've had MOST trouble drawing - COULDN'T MAKE THE BUGGER UGLY ENOUGH!!!

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For once, Pininfarina did a crappy job!

[Illegal_Alien]

Well, the Locomotion version is a lot better;



Its still an ugly basterd though.

[DeletedUser14]

For once, Pininfarina did a crappy job!

For twice if you ask me..

[Voyager One]

Well, the Locomotion version is a lot better;

True!

[Illegal_Alien]

For once, Pininfarina did a crappy job!

For twice if you ask me..

Third time;



But back to the train please .

Here some small movies of it moving, and the inside of the beasts belly;

[YNM]

Wow, likely they do it to save assembly lines ? (Really, it's likely they try to mimic one like those Shinkansen designs, but this is far crappier)

[FooBar]

It's about time the darn thing got finished. I presume they got this one for free, after the massive delay.

[Illegal_Alien]

Will try to get on one, it will be mentioned on the official NSHispeed twitter thing (blegh).

[Chris]

Did they dig the styling for this train out of the 60s?

[Illegal_Alien]

Funny tou say that, i have read many other threads on dutch forums wich are talking about a "hommage" to the Mat'64 'Hondekop' (Doghead):

[Voyager One]

Sorry but the Hondekop is a beautiful classic train. The Albatross is a crap job, design wise.

[FooBar]

Actually I wouldn't be suprized if they're going to use this to ride the Dutch athletes back home next week.

[Doorslammer]

Good grief, that's pretty much a shocker of a design. And that 5 year delay is just abysmal as well.

[SniperDJ]

indeed, it's ugly and slow..... 250 vs the 300 km/h of the TGV. Even that looks slow compared to the top speed of this train

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... -Seine.jpg

Dear Santa........

[Hyronymus]

Actually I wouldn't be suprized if they're going to use this to ride the Dutch athletes back home next week.

And get a full media coverage when it breaks down? I think they skip this oppurtunity. Enough trouble arose from this train + track for the NS, they surely can't handle more.