THESE TRAINS ARE THE BEST TRAINS

These trains are the best trains in the whole wide world, but because I'm a train racist they're all from the UK. Also, they're mostly locomotives, not trains, but I DON'T CARE. Hey, why not leave a comment telling me what your favourite trains are too? I mean, it's a waste of time because you'll be OBJECTIVELY WRONG, but why not? Everyone loves comments, right?

10. British Rail Class 142 Pacer

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These are absolutely hideous creations made out of a bus stapled to a truck chassis. The thing is though, they're so horrible that they're an experience. If you've never been on one, you should one day, just to see what a train that has gone horribly wrong looks, feels and sounds like.

9. British Rail Class 66

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Despite the fact that these are UGLY AS HELL, I can't help but admire them, because of their rampant success in the UK. Exclusively freight locomotives, chances are if you see a freight train it'll have one of these stuck on the front.

8. British Rail Class 89

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Something of an oddity, the single class 89 was built in 1986 to a British Rail specification which changed before it was completed, so it had NO CHANCE. Imagine that happened to you? That would be depressing :(. It was officially named "Avocet", but is also known as The Aardvark and The Badger due to its stupid face.

7. British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter

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In the 1980s British Rail and their contractors built a million billion diesel and electric multiple units that all looked pretty similar (apart from those horrible things above), but this is probably the nicest one to travel in (depending on the configuration of the seats inside - some are vile and more in need of a good wash than Pete Doherty).

6. British Rail Class 87

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Quietly went about its business on the West-Coast Mainline until the introduction of the Class 390 Pendolino. Some were scrapped, but most were exported to Bulgaria where they live on. HURRAH FOR BULGARIA!

5. British Rail Class 47

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Such versatile. Very power. Many age. Wow.

4. English Electric Type 3 / BR Class 37

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Known as "tractors" because of the noise made by their engine, the Class 37 is a stellar example of 60s locomotive engineering that remains in mainline use today. These locos are undeniably gorgeous and always a pleasure to see, and pop up all over the network on a variety of jobs from hauling railtours to nuclear waste flasks. Marvellous.

3. British Rail Class 55 "Deltic"

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It looks like a fat Class 37, but that's not fat, it's PURE THROBBING MUSCLE. The name "Deltic" comes from the engines, two 1650hp Napier Deltics. These beautiful machines raced up and down the East-coast mainline before they were replaced by...

2. Inter-City 125/High Speed Train (Orig. BR Class 253/254)

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Still going strong (albeit with several refurbishments and engine replacements) since the 1970s, a triumph of design. As originally built, the locomotives had one of the best sounding engines in this history of EVERYTHING. The fact they were advertised by Jimmy "Massive Paedo" Savile in the 70s can't even knock these glorious machines down.

1. Advanced Passenger Train (BR Class 370, APT-P)

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There has never been another train as beautiful as this. Brutally cut down in its prime just because the various completely new technologies on it kept breaking down and it was eating all of British Rail's money. Some of the technology from it made it into the Class 91 and its coaches. JUST LOOK AT IT, THOUGH. IT'S LIKE A SPACE TRAIN FROM THE FUTURE BUT IT'S ACTUALLY FROM THE PAST *wipes away tear*