Sooo, 805005 is the first to make it into AVT colours and one of my viewers has commented that instead of being known as an Azuma, these should be known as a Nishikaigan to reflect the Japanese pronouncation of West Coast - further more - having looked into this further, I think the 805s would actually be ''Nihosei no Nishikaigans'' or slightly abbreviated .... '''Nihosei Nishi's'' reflecting these being Bimodal West Coast-ers in Japanese. The 807s should be ''Nishikaigans'' or just Nishi's for short ... sooooo this is what I am going to go with ... moving forward ... after all ... all trains have nicknames ...
As in the following:
Class - Nickname
08 Gronks
20 Chopper
23 Baby Deltic
25 Rats
26-27 McRats
31 Skinheads
33 Cromptons
35 Hymeks
37 Tractor
40 Whistler
42 Warships
44-46 Peaks
47 Duff
50 Hoover
52 Westerns
55 Deltic
56 Grid
57 Bodysnatchers
58 Bones
59 Sheds on Steriods
60 Tug
66 Shed
67 Skip
68 Cat
69 Gridshed
70 Fugly
73 EDs
76-77s Tommy's
81-85 Roarers
86 Can
87 Van
88 Quiet Cat
89 Badger
90 Skoda
91 Electra
92 Dyson
321 Dusty Bins
350 Desiro
390 Pendo
2 окт 2023
