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Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth railbus
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth· from 1958· class of 5 German-built railbuses
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Railbus 79964 at York Railfest: Our Phellap· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Waggon and Maschinenbau Railbus at Holt on North Norfolk Railway (23289469742): Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The five British Railways Waggon und Maschinenbau railbuses were delivered to the UK in April 1958. They were based at Cambridge until 1964, and were withdrawn in 1966-67. Four have been preserved.
who runs it
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
- First built 68 years ago, in 1958.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 12.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 9 years (1958–1967).
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
- 1967
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth
- operators
- British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 88 km/h
- power
- 112 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- Railbus
- length
- 12.5 m
- weight
- 15 t
- capacity
- 56 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q20870491, Wikipedia: Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth railbus (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.