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- 1. Schienenbus01: Markus Schweiss· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 'Hanover version' of the Wismar railbus (Wismarer Schienenbus) was developed in the early 1930s as a light railbus for economical passenger services on branch lines 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
- 10.1 m long: about 2 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
- —
- number built
- 57
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Waggonfabrik Wismar
- top speed
- 56 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 750 mm narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- A1
- length
- 10.1 m
- weight
- 6.1 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2539178, Wikipedia: Wismar railbus (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.