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Nice, but it looks ugly AF, it feels very "industrial" I can't imagine this in the middle of EU architecture Or in the middle of Asian temples, or in the midd

Nice, but it looks ugly AF, it feels very "industrial" I can't imagine this in the middle of EU architecture Or in the middle of Asian temples, or in the middle of a beautiful landscape They really need better designers Also the front doesn't look like aerodynamic

azalemeth 4y ago
The website doesn't actually say how it works. I can imagine it fitting with some (admittedly german) aesthetics.
danw1979 4y ago
I mean, it looks a lot like the DLR in London which is a bit of a raised concrete eyesore too. But it’s not what you’d choose to plonk down in Vienna or Bruges, I agree.
- tgv 4y ago
  Did you ever see the Brugge train station? Anything looks better.
Someone 4y ago
Trains are relatively long in proportion to their width. That makes the sides of the trains become relatively more important for aerodynamics than the fronts. Possibly, making the front more aerodynamic has so many disadvantages that it’s not worth it. For example, a train with a long nose means less space for passengers in a given length of train. It also may be a bad choice aerodynamically if you want to have the ability to combine multiple railroad cars into a single train.
SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
If it's ugly AF and it takes 10K cars off the roads, then it's not that ugly. Much like "if it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid". "EU architecture" already juxtaposes ornate pre-1900 buildings with brutalist concrete blocks and glass spires, so no change there.
schroeding 4y ago
I think it looks quite fitting between boxy European[1] or Asian[2] rail cars. :D [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1019_4-Gleisdreieck-17.10.07.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1019_4-Gleisdreieck-... [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Model_1000_of_Odakyu_Electric_Railway_in_Tokyo_Metro_Chiyoda_Line.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Model_1000_of_Odakyu...
- Shadonototra 4y ago
  they are very ugly an example of what's beautiful and modern design (imo) is the Tram in Bordeaux, France https://www.alstom.com/fr/press-releases-news/2020/2/alstom-livre-le-130e-tramway-citadis-bordeaux-metropole https://www.alstom.com/fr/press-releases-news/2020/2/alstom-... https://i.redd.it/fbl047w3qdpy.jpg https://i.redd.it/fbl047w3qdpy.jpg https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2020/07/tramway-bordeaux-854x568-1-854x568.jpg https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2020/07/tramway-bordeaux-854x...
  - schroeding 4y ago
    I agree, but that's the boxy Euro-Asian reality, for years to come. So it can't get much worse. :D

azalemeth 4y ago

The website doesn't actually say how it works. I can imagine it fitting with some (admittedly german) aesthetics.

danw1979 4y ago

I mean, it looks a lot like the DLR in London which is a bit of a raised concrete eyesore too. But it’s not what you’d choose to plonk down in Vienna or Bruges, I agree.

tgv 4y ago
Did you ever see the Brugge train station? Anything looks better.

Someone 4y ago

Trains are relatively long in proportion to their width. That makes the sides of the trains become relatively more important for aerodynamics than the fronts. Possibly, making the front more aerodynamic has so many disadvantages that it’s not worth it. For example, a train with a long nose means less space for passengers in a given length of train. It also may be a bad choice aerodynamically if you want to have the ability to combine multiple railroad cars into a single train.

SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago

If it's ugly AF and it takes 10K cars off the roads, then it's not that ugly. Much like "if it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid". "EU architecture" already juxtaposes ornate pre-1900 buildings with brutalist concrete blocks and glass spires, so no change there.

schroeding 4y ago

I think it looks quite fitting between boxy European[1] or Asian[2] rail cars. :D [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1019_4-Gleisdreieck-17.10.07.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1019_4-Gleisdreieck-... [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Model_1000_of_Odakyu_Electric_Railway_in_Tokyo_Metro_Chiyoda_Line.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Model_1000_of_Odakyu...

Shadonototra 4y ago
they are very ugly an example of what's beautiful and modern design (imo) is the Tram in Bordeaux, France https://www.alstom.com/fr/press-releases-news/2020/2/alstom-livre-le-130e-tramway-citadis-bordeaux-metropole https://www.alstom.com/fr/press-releases-news/2020/2/alstom-... https://i.redd.it/fbl047w3qdpy.jpg https://i.redd.it/fbl047w3qdpy.jpg https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2020/07/tramway-bordeaux-854x568-1-854x568.jpg https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2020/07/tramway-bordeaux-854x...
- schroeding 4y ago
  I agree, but that's the boxy Euro-Asian reality, for years to come. So it can't get much worse. :D