Lightweight passenger rail vehicle that shares many aspects of its construction with a bus
Not to be confused with Rail replacement bus service, Road-rail bus, or Guided bus.
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A railbus is a lightweight passenger railcar with an automotive engine.[1] They shares many aspects of its construction with a bus, typically having a bus (original or modified) body and four wheels (2 axles) on a fixed base instead of on bogies. Originally designed and developed during the 1930s, railbuses have evolved into larger dimensions with characteristics similar in appearance to a light railcar, with the terms railcar and railbus often used interchangeably. Railbuses designed for use specifically on little-used railway lines were commonly employed in countries such as Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and Sweden.[2]
Today, railbuses are being replaced by modern, light DMU railcar designs.[citation needed] Modern diesel-electric railcars, which can be run coupled as multiple units, like the Stadler RS1, the RegioSprinter of Siemens, or the successor Siemens Desiro, share the role and specifications with railbuses (albeit with improvements in noise, low floor design, fuel efficiency, speed, and other measures), but are usually not referred to by the term "railbus" any longer.
Api Indonesia (KAI). On August 5, 2012, the first railbus service in the country Batara Kresna railbus was launched to accommodate parts of Prambanan Ekspres...
June 2014). "Railbus: A time saver for Ulaanbaatar". UB Post. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014. "City Railbus in service...
railbus like the MAN-Schienenbus [de], and in Spain they were built by CAF, Macosa, and Verdingen as FER-560/FRC-560 Ferrobús (railbus). The railbus,...
Hassard (July 2023). "Railbus Seeks New Home". The Railway Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2024 – via Pressreader. "Irish-based BREL railbus destined for Gwendraeth...
The 'Hanover version' of the Wismar railbus (Wismarer Schienenbus) was developed in the early 1930s as a light railbus for economical passenger services...
A battery electric multiple unit (BEMU), battery electric railcar or accumulator railcar is an electrically driven multiple unit or railcar whose energy...
Batara Kresna Railbus (Indonesian: Bus rel Batara Kresna) is a railbus service in Central Java, Indonesia that operates between Purwosari Station in Surakarta...
The Esslingen railbus (German: Esslinger Triebwagen) is a diesel railbus first delivered in 1951 for private railways (Nichtbundeseigene Eisenbahn) in...
and Bor. Uerdingen railbus in Germany Two axle British Rail Railbus in York, England An Argentine TecnoTren railbus The term railbus also refers to a dual-mode...
Kaliningrad (/kəˈlɪnɪnɡræd/ kə-LIN-in-grad; Russian: Калининград, IPA: [kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat]), until 1946 known as Königsberg (German pronunciation: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk]...
and now operates at regular intervals. Autorail British steam railcars Railbus Railcar Motor coach Multiple unit During brief ownership by the Commonwealth...
funding. In areas with little demand for commuter trains railbuses are used. Railbus services exist between Batticaloa and Trincomalee, via Gal Oya. Railbuses...
different format. Leyland National-derived rolling stock The prototype railbus LEV1, based on the Leyland National at Weybourne station in September 2005...
in 1994 Arrows A4, a 1982 British racing car Prussian A 4, a Prussian railbus List of A4 roads A4, a Metrobus route in Washington, D.C., US A4, the designation...
The Austrian Society for Railway History (German: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Eisenbahngeschichte or ÖGEG) is an Austrian society that was formed...
the Nandura-Badnera sector were electrified in 1989–90. There is regular railbus/DEMU service to Khamgaon. "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways...
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inclined tunnel that was to be eventually used by the escalators), and a railbus to travel around the system. Both vehicles are now on display in the Pyongyang...
Space (2008 video game), a survival horror game VR Class Ds1, a Finnish railbus class DS-1 Orbital Battle Station, the full name of the original Death...
Pacers, a Zambian basketball team Pacer (British Rail), a type of passenger railbus, used in the United Kingdom and the Middle East AMC Pacer, an American...
Railbus. Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. – М.: Транспорт, 1981 Stations of Mongolia on paravoz.com Information Train times of the railbus Wikimedia...
πρώτο Railbus της Ελλάδας Ζαρταλούδης, Γιάννης; Κλώνος, Αρτέμης (December 2003). "GTW 2/6". Σιδηροτροχιά (τεύχος 25): σελ. 12. Το πρώτο Railbus της Ελλάδας...
convenient way of entering the "Schengen" countries. Lviv used to have a Railbus, which has since been replaced with other means of public transport. It...
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