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- 1. SWEG-Esslinger-alt: Ulrich Klumpp - own photo· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Esslingen railbus (German: Esslinger Triebwagen) is a diesel railbus first delivered in 1951 for private railways (Nichtbundeseigene Eisenbahn) in Germany.
base stats
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
- 23.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
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- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 162 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- (1A)′(A1)′ or B′2′
- length
- 23.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1368936, Wikipedia: Esslingen railbus (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.