Esslingen railbus
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The Esslingen railbus is a diesel railbus first delivered in 1951 for private railways (Nichtbundeseigene Eisenbahn) in Germany.
for small branch lines and private railways. Fifty examples were built in three variants: power coaches (Triebwagen) or VT, trailer coaches (Beiwagen) or VB and driving coaches (Steuerwagen) or VS.
Of the first series, 25 VT, 6 VB and 4 VS were delivered into service, of the second series (from 1959) 6 VT, 4 VB and 5 VS.
History
The Esslingen railbus, sometimes shortened in German to Esslinger, had been developed during the 1950s by the Maschinenfabrik EsslingenMaschinenfabrik Esslingen
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for small branch lines and private railways. Fifty examples were built in three variants: power coaches (Triebwagen) or VT, trailer coaches (Beiwagen) or VB and driving coaches (Steuerwagen) or VS.
Of the first series, 25 VT, 6 VB and 4 VS were delivered into service, of the second series (from 1959) 6 VT, 4 VB and 5 VS.
Source
- Thomas Estler: Esslinger Triebwagen. Transpress Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-71182-6
External links
- Verbleib des VT 103 bei der Chiemgauer Lokalbahn (Bad Endorf–Obing)
- historisches zur Regentalbahn - Heimat der Esslinger
- Esslinger Triebwagen bei der Regentalbahn
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany