Esslingen railbus

Esslingen Railbus, 1st series
Drawing of Esslinger railcar (1st series 1951–1957)
Manufacturer	Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
Constructed	1951–1957
Specifications
Car length	23,530 mm (77 ft 2+3⁄8 in) over buffers
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Weight	32.0–38.0 t (31.5–37.4 long tons; 35.3–41.9 short tons) empty
Prime mover(s)	Deutz A8L614 Deutz A12L714 MAN W6V15/18A Büssing U10 Büssing U11 D
Power output	2×145 PS (107 kW; 143 hp) 2x150 PS (110 kW; 150 hp) 2×210 PS (150 kW; 210 hp) 2×220 PS (160 kW; 220 hp)
UIC classification	(1A)′(A1)′ or B′2′
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Esslingen Railbus, 2nd series
Manufacturer	Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
Constructed	1958–1961
Specifications
Car length	25,030 mm (82 ft 1+3⁄8 in) over buffers
Maximum speed	85 km/h (53 mph)
Weight	37.5 t (36.9 long tons; 41.3 short tons) empty
Prime mover(s)	Deutz A12L714 Deutz BA12L714 Deutz F8L413 Daimler Benz OM 407h
Power output	2×190 PS (140 kW; 190 hp) 2x220 PS (160 kW; 220 hp) 2×227 PS (167 kW; 224 hp) 2×270 PS (200 kW; 270 hp)
UIC classification	B′B′
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Esslingen railbus (German: Esslinger Triebwagen) is a diesel railbus first delivered in 1951 for private railways (Nichtbundeseigene Eisenbahn) 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 (Triebwagen) or VT, trailer coaches (Beiwagen) or VB and driving coaches (Steuerwagen) or VS.

Of the first series, 25 VT, 6 VB and 4 VS were delivered into service, of the second series (from 1959) 6 VT, 4 VB and 5 VS.

Gallery

• Esslingen railbuses belonging to various railways
• 
  VT 103 of the SWEG at Odenheim station (1990)
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  VT 114 of the SWEG at Menzingen station (1989)
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  VT 112 of the SWEG at Münzesheim station (1992)
• 
  VT 452 of the AVG on the Murg Valley Railway (2002)

Sources

• Thomas Estler: Esslinger Triebwagen. Transpress Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-71182-6

External links

• Verbleib des VT 103 bei der Chiemgauer Lokalbahn (Bad Endorf–Obing)
• historisches zur Regentalbahn - Heimat der Esslinger Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Esslinger Triebwagen bei der Regentalbahn