Esslingen railbus


The Esslingen railbus is a diesel railbus first delivered in 1951 for private railways in Germany.

History

The Esslingen railbus, sometimes shortened in German to Esslinger, had been developed during the 1950s by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen for small branch lines and private railways. Fifty examples were built in three variants: power coaches or VT, trailer coaches or VB and driving coaches or VS.
Of the first series, 25 VT, 6 VB and 4 VS were delivered into service, of the second series 6 VT, 4 VB and 5 VS.

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