Esslingen railbus

Esslingen Railbus, 1st series
Manufacturer	Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
Year(s) of manufacture	1951–1957
Axle arrangement	(1A)'(A1)' or B'2'
Gauge	1,435 mm
Length over buffers	23,530 mm
Empty weight	32.0–38.0 t
Top speed	80 km/h
Installed power	2×145 PS 2x150 PS 2×210 PS 2×220 PS
Motor make/model	Deutz A8L614, Deutz A12L714 MAN W6V15/18A Büssing U10, Büssing U11 D
Seats	71–112
Coach class	2nd class, sometimes 1st class too

Esslingen Railbus, 2nd series
Manufacturer	Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
Year(s) of manufacture	1958–1961
Axle arrangement	B'B'
Gauge	1,435 mm
Length over buffers	25,030 mm
Empty weight	37.5 t
Top speed	85 km/h
Installed power	2×190 PS 2x220 PS 2×227 PS 2×270 PS
Motor make/model	Deutz A12L714 Deutz BA12L714 Deutz F8L413 Daimler Benz OM 407h
Seats	84–98
Coach class	2nd class, sometimes 1st class too

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
• SWEG-Esslinger-alt.jpg

  VT 103 of the SWEG at Odenheim station (1990)

• SWEG-Esslinger-neu.jpg

  VT 114 of the SWEG at Menzingen station (1989)

• SWEG-Esslinger.jpg

  VT 112 of the SWEG at Münzesheim station (1992)

• AVG-Esslinger.jpg

  VT 452 of the AVG on the Murgtalbahn (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
• Esslinger Triebwagen bei der Regentalbahn
• There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany