Fast Train

Hassell train

Hassell enters the endless public discussion on fast trains for Australia with a sleek design and video .

Inspiration? Mark Loughnan from Hassell says, “The [Holden] Monaro has an identity in Australia and conjures up an image for everyone. We wanted something that struck a chord with Australians, and was associated with speed.”

They even have the stripe. But will those fins help the speed wobbles that always cause me to spill my drink on fast trains, and to walk like Lurch?

Holden Monaro public domain

But perhaps there was an alternative inspiration? Having stared at those funny little headlights a bit too long, it came to me: Bambino! No, Simca!

simca

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Posted by Peter on 08.06.11 in

tags: hassell, transport

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fugly

by info on 10 June 2011 ·#

still powered by overhead lines, really? not enough thought gone in to this one.

by b_n on 14 June 2011 ·#

thought, what’s that?

by cabbie on 14 June 2011 ·#

by greenhaus on 16 June 2011 ·#

they were striking their own chords on that one.

by dug on 16 June 2011 ·#

@cabbie, not something you can find in a monaro.

by info on 16 June 2011 ·#

Or a Simca?

by dug on 16 June 2011 ·#

@designbuildsource.
Aus engineering/construction aren’t up for it in the real world – see
XPT track “improvements”.
Monaro is the right inspiration. Looks fast – goes slow – doesn’t like corners.

by dug on 17 June 2011 ·#

Monaro? No way, its a Brougham going backwards.

by pk on 18 June 2011 ·#

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