British Rail railbuses

what is it?

British Rail produced a variety of railbuses, both as a means of acquiring new rolling stock cheaply, and to provide economical services on lightly used lines.

who runs it

British RailNI RailwaysEREastern Region of British RailwaysLMLondon Midland Region of British RailwaysSRScottish Region of British RailwaysWRWestern Region of British Railways

base stats

• seats 56passengers
• built 22made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 68 years ago, in 1958.
• ⌛Served for 10 years (1958–1968).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1958

in service from

1958

retired

1968

status

retired

number built

22

kind

multiple unit

traction

diesel

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

AC Cars, Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth, Bristol Commercial Vehicles, Park Royal Vehicles, D. Wickham and Company

operators

British Rail, NI Railways, Eastern Region of British Railways, London Midland Region of British Railways, Scottish Region of British Railways, Western Region of British Railways

top speed

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power

—

capacity

56 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

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