My entry this year is a real world prototype thats so dizzy and daft in its concept it’s definitely within the realm of AWNUTS. In 1941 the managers of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railroad decided they needed to add a sleek streamlined locomotive to the roster because every railroad in the whole world had a streamliner, why shouldn’t they?
Keep in mind this is a railroad that rarely goes more than 20 mph, downhill, with a tailwind.
It didn’t last long because the body shell made maintenance a headache and it was soon restored to its original condition. The managers of the Borracho Springs railroad, being equally daft and very dizzy have decided they need a tiny streamline locomotive to pull the small collection of tiny streamlined cars it’s acquired over the years.
So challenge made, the Borracho Locomotive Works says challenge accepted.
The Prototype:
Obligatory napkin sketch:
