Best looking highspeedtrain ever!*, still running at 160kmph though, with new shedules in september it will go 250 kmph (hopefully). I love italian stuff...
And a movie with the Fyra Highspeed train on the HSL with amazing speed;
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 29 Jul 2012 22:36
by 61653
Styling based on the Fiat 126 BiS?
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 29 Jul 2012 22:52
by 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.
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 29 Jul 2012 23:58
by 61653
Illegal_Alien wrote: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...
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 30 Jul 2012 07:24
by Jacko
It looks like its screaming...
'ARRRGGGHHHH!!!! WERE GOING TO CRASH!!!!!'
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:33
by 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!
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:44
by Illegal_Alien
Well, the Locomotion version is a lot better;
Its still an ugly basterd though.
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:46
by DeletedUser14
Voyager One wrote:For once, Pininfarina did a crappy job!
For twice if you ask me..
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:46
by Voyager One
Well, the Locomotion version is a lot better;
True!
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:18
by Illegal_Alien
KasperVld wrote:
Voyager One wrote: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;
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:24
by 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)
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:44
by FooBar
It's about time the darn thing got finished. I presume they got this one for free, after the massive delay.
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:45
by Illegal_Alien
Will try to get on one, it will be mentioned on the official NSHispeed twitter thing (blegh).
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 31 Jul 2012 17:20
by Chris
Did they dig the styling for this train out of the 60s?
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 31 Jul 2012 18:41
by 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):
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 01 Aug 2012 07:02
by Voyager One
Sorry but the Hondekop is a beautiful classic train. The Albatross is a crap job, design wise.
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 04 Aug 2012 22:28
by FooBar
Actually I wouldn't be suprized if they're going to use this to ride the Dutch athletes back home next week.
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 05 Aug 2012 14:44
by Doorslammer
Good grief, that's pretty much a shocker of a design. And that 5 year delay is just abysmal as well.
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 05 Aug 2012 18:13
by 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
Re: Fyra V250 in service (After 5 years delay or so...)
Posted: 06 Aug 2012 08:22
by Hyronymus
FooBar wrote: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.
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