Quote from: Paul B on February 08, 2013, 09:41:58 AM
I always liked the one which came with Rod Hull... 

I know - I'll get my coat... 

It had to happen --- but 1st reply 

   

Steve

A favourite?!     I like so many for so many reasons.

I'll go with the Class 455/8 in NSE livery....

I can't decide between a 4-COR or 2-BIL. The 2-BIL probably wins if only because the lights went out when a single unit went through a conductor rail gap.

Dodger

Umm, strictly speaking, APT-P was not an EMU. The Pendolino ( son of APT ) is - anyone else like them?

Quote from: Steve.T on February 08, 2013, 03:25:05 PM

Quote from: Paul B on February 08, 2013, 09:41:58 AM
I always liked the one which came with Rod Hull... 

I know - I'll get my coat... 

It had to happen --- but 1st reply 

   

Steve

Yes - sorry I was a bit quick in there - but I just couldn't resist it! 

Quote from: surfaceman on February 08, 2013, 07:45:31 PM
Umm, strictly speaking, APT-P was not an EMU. The Pendolino ( son of APT ) is - anyone else like them?

Yes - I do. My three favourite UK trains are Eurostar, Pendolino and SWT Wessex electric.

On the Brighton line
VEPS were drafty.  End up next to the door and you would freeze... 
CIGs & BIGs much better as you could sit away from the door.  The ride was good and you could fall to sleep OK (woken up by the sound of Wivesfield Junction). On the BIG - toast in the morning beer in the evening...

On the North Kent Line
EPBs were nostalgic but the ride was rough, the doors were drafty and if you had been to the pub on the way to Charing Cross it was a long ride home.  Networkers were far more comfy, warm in the winter - cool (ish) in the summer.

So to sum up, I think the Networkers (Class 465) were my favorite...

Class 303 was the first EMU I saw and so became a firm favourite, especially in their original incarnation with the Caley ( Prussian ) Blue paint scheme, wrap-around driver's windows and glass partitions behind the cab! Us kids would fight for the front seat to get a great view of the track and the less-cool could pretend to drive!

The wrap-around windows had to be replaced - with flat armoured glass panels to protect drivers from bricks and the glass partitions vanished about the same time. The lovely paint scheme was vandalised, first to BR Blue then a number of less than inspired PTE schemes.

Ahh, nostalgia ... but I don't miss the dreadful ride ( especially north of the Clyde ) or the pyrotechnics from less than robust electrical gear!

Alex

Love all the southern stuff, obviously, rude not to, but was was always a little jealous of the 309s out of Liverpool street.

Wrap round cab windows, maroon livery? There was even a cute 2-car version just in case you wanted one for your back garden. Sex on rails!
(apart from the off-centre headcode panel, obviously.

In no particular order:

The original LSWR 3-Subs: Because of their heritage, longevity, ubiquity and distinctive cabs.

The Brighton Belle: Obvious!

Similarly, the 6-Puls: Because similar to the The Belle, it features Pullman class in an EMU, which makes it a bit quirky and distinctive as far as units go.

4-Cor: Which represents the pinnacle of stylish Southern EMU evolution, and I can just about remember them too

And finally the 1926 (LBSCR designed)  'Motor Luggage Van' or Milk Van units used on the Coulsdon and Wallington line.  I don't know if they ever had a designation as such - but they had a sort of DMLV marshaled in the middle, with non-motored Driving trailers at each end of the train.  Very peculiar affairs and something that would be an interesting curiosity to model.

Quote from: Karhedron on February 08, 2013, 12:30:44 PM
I always had a soft spot for the class 321s in original NSE livery.

Too bad we cannot persuade these guys to move to N gauge.

http://bratchellmodels.com/321345.html :'(

Allways like the 365 with th smiley face, that I used to travel on from King's Lynn to London, but I also like the look of the Javelin. Not travelled on one yet though........................

Gotta be the 442's for sure (I remember them being introduced when I was only about 3. After that, gotta be the Cep's. Don't ask me why, they were just different!

When I were a lad I used to like the 313, 508 and any others which looked like those as they looked quite futuristic at the time. By the way I had to look up pictures of them to remember the class numbers and came across THIS PAGE which was most useful for someone like me with memory issues. Now, where was I?

It has to be a 309 in maroon, followed by 307,308 emu's