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April 09, 2024

The Uerdingen railbus (German: Uerdinger Schienenbus) is the common term for the multiple units which were developed by the German firm of Waggonfabrik Uerdingen for the Deutsche Bundesbahn and private railways after the Second World War. These vehicles were diesel-powered, twin-axle railbuses of light construction. The diesel motors were built into the chassis underneath the vehicle. The VT 95 (later DB Class 795) and VT 98 (later DB Class 798) of the former Deutsche Bundesbahn in particular, are associated with this concept. These vehicles were employed in passenger train duties on branch lines where steam or diesel train operations were less profitable. Including the units built under licence, a total of 1,492 power cars were built from 1950 to 1971; and the total number of units, including trailer and driving cars, was 3,306.

DB VT 95.9
DB 795
Class VT 95.9
In service1950–1983
ManufacturerWaggonfabrik Uerdingen, Rathgeber, Waggonfabrik Lüttgens [de], Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth [de]
Constructed1950–1958
Number built12+557+15
Fleet numbers
  • VT 95 901–911
  • VT 95 912/9112
  • VT 95 9113–9669
  • VT 95 9901–9915 (EdS)
Specifications
Car length10.65–13.298 m (34 ft 11+1⁄4 in – 43 ft 7+1⁄2 in) over buffers
Wheel diameter900 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄8 in)
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)
WeightService: 11.5–13.9 t (11.3–13.7 long tons; 12.7–15.3 short tons)
Axle load6–7 t (5.9–6.9 long tons; 6.6–7.7 short tons)
Transmissionmechanical
Power supply
  • 81 kW (109 hp)
  • 96 kW (129 hp)
  • 110 kW (150 hp)
UIC classificationA1
Braking system(s)Compressed-air brake
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
DB VT 98.9
798
798 752-2 on the Kasbach Valley Railway
In service1953–2000
ManufacturerWaggonfabrik Uerdingen, MAN, Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth [de]
Constructed1953, 1955–1962
Number built329
Fleet numbersVT 98 901–903
VT 98 9501–9829
Specifications
Car length13.95 m (45 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
Wheel diameter900 mm (35.43 in)
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)
WeightService: 18.9 t (18.6 long tons; 20.8 short tons)
Axle load9.7 t (9.5 long tons; 10.7 short tons)
Prime mover(s)Büssing AG U 10
Power output2 × 110 kW (150 hp)
Transmissionmechanical
UIC classificationBo
Braking system(s)Compressed air brake
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The majority of these vehicles were built by the Waggonfabrik Uerdingen. However, due to the large numbers ordered, vehicles were also made by other coach builders such as MAN, although these factories could offer their own classes of railbus like the MAN-Schienenbus [de], and in Spain they were built by CAF, Macosa, and Verdingen as FER-560/FRC-560 Ferrobús (railbus).

The railbus, much loved by passengers, was also nicknamed the Rote Brummer (Red Buzzer) because of the loud noise it made when driving. In North Germany the railbus was also often known as the Ferkeltaxe (Piglet Taxi).[1] Amongst railway fans it was also called the Retter der Nebenbahnen (Branch Line Saviour).

Classes edit

Prototypes edit

In 1950 the Deutsche Bundesbahn placed twelve single-motored prototypes in a total of three different models; eleven units had a wheelbase of 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in), the twelfth had a wheelbase of 6.0 m (19 ft 8 in), which became the standard on the production vehicles. They were braked using a foot brake and had double doors. The prototypes were given operating numbers VT 95 901 to 911 and 912, the latter was soon renumbered to VT 95 9112 because of its longer wheelbase. Suitable trailer cars were also placed in service.

VT 95 series (Class 795, single motor) edit

The VT 95.9 was developed based on the experience gained with the prototypes and was delivered in 1952 by Waggonfabrik Uerdingen. 557 single-motored Class VT 95.9 units were built, as well as 564 Class VB 142 trailer cars and 60 two-wheeled railbus trailers for the transportation of luggage.

Its furnishings are very simple and resemble those in a bus (hence the name Schienenbus or railbus): one large open coach shared also by the engine driver, seats which can be folded two-ways depending on the direction of travel and simple lighting from bare light bulbs with no covers. The production vehicles were braked using a driver's brake valve.

The vehicles had a Büssing motor and six gears. They had scharfenberg couplers and Stoßfederbügel instead of buffers.

15 VT 95 railbuses and 15 VB 142 trailer cars were delivered to the railways in Saarland in 1956. They were painted in DB red livery with the inscription SAAR. On the annexation of the Saarland into the Federal Republic of Germany these railbuses were taken over by the Bundesbahn.

In 1968 the vehicles were reclassified into Class 795 (power car) and Class 995 (trailer car).

Contrary to usual operating practice the VT 95 could also be coupled to two VB 142 trailers.

VT 98 series (Classes 798 and BR 796, two motors) edit

The VT 98.9 evolved from the VT 95.9 which, with its single motor, was too underpowered for many lines. The VT 98.9 was therefore fitted with two driving motors. Because this variant of the railbus was fitted with normal buffer and screw couplings, it could haul other types of wagon or be placed at the end of other trains hauled by other locomotives.

Büssing Type 10 underfloor motors were installed in all units, the same engine as those on the Büssing Type D2U double-decker buses used in Berlin. The six-way gearbox was supplied by ZF Friedrichshafen.

In addition to the 329 power cars, 220 VB 98 trailer cars with luggage compartments, 100 VB 98s without luggage compartments and 321 VS 98 driving cars were produced. In the DB they were mainly used in a VT+VB+VS configuration. However, there were also two-unit VT+VS formations as well as longer rakes of up to six units: VT+VB+VS+VT+VB+VS. In 1968 they were reclassified into Class 798, the trailers became 998.0-3 and driving cars 998.6-9. On the latter the serial numbers were increased by 600 (e.g. VS 98 001 became 998 601-9).

A few VT were modernised and were given a special white and mint green livery. These railbuses worked in Chiemgau (Aschau–Prien), as did the vehicles of the Ulmer Spatz. Otherwise the railbuses were painted in red, the typical DB colour for motive power units.

In 1988 47 power cars, 23 trailer cars and 43 driving cars were converted for one-man operation. They were given pneumatic door-closing equipment and a ticket counter for the engine driver. These railbuses were redesignated as Class 796.

Special class VT 97.9 (Class 797, rack railway vehicle) edit

Eight power cars were designed as rack railway engines and designated as Class VT 97.9; the six driving cars as VS 97 001 to 97 006. Their top speed climbing uphill was 15 km/h on the rack section, otherwise it was 90 km/h (56 mph). The VTs were used on the Honau–Lichtenstein rack railway in the Swabian Jura and, from 1964 to 1965, VT 97 901 was even employed in goods duties on the Passau–Wegscheid line due to the lack of suitable locomotives. After the closure of rack railway routes the cogwheel drive was removed. The vehicles were once more designated as VT 97.9 or from 1968 as 797. Their area of operations included the branch line from Göppingen to Boll (the Voralbbahn), until this line was closed on 27 May 1989.

Operations with the Deutsche Bahn edit

Passenger services edit

These railbuses were used on almost every branch line and for feeder services on many main lines in the Deutsche Bundesbahn and from 1994 Deutsche Bahn network.

Its last regular work on passenger services with the Deutsche Bahn AG finished in 2000 at Bahnbetriebswerk Tübingen. These were twin-motored VT 98.9 versions, most of the single-motored VT 95.9 units had already been retired by 1980. In Köln-Nippes a 795 was still being used until 1983 for railway workers.

Departmental vehicles edit

Many Uerdingen railbuses were converted into railway departmental vehicles. For example, the prototype VT 95 906 was converted into an Indusi measurement car (and redesignated as DB Class 724). It was operated out of the signalling workshop at Wuppertal.

Other converted Uerdingen railbuses are sometimes used today as cars for rail testing, track measurement and LZB measurement, and as tool vans or signalling maintenance vehicles.

Museum vehicles edit

Many of these robust and well-loved railbuses were sold to railway societies and museums, and are still working today in museum duties.

For example, railbuses are still used by the Deutsche Bahn, even if the actual vehicles are provided by railway societies. One multiple is painted in Regionalbahn colours and runs on summer weekends for tourists on the Schwäbische Albbahn and the Ulm–Sigmaringen railway between Ulm Hauptbahnhof and Kleinengstingen. These trains run in the timetable as an entirely normal Regionalbahn service; The first car has a plate on it with the notice "im Auftrag der DB" (under contract to the DB). To be consistent, all the normal DB local fares (and at times the NALDO and DING combined fares) apply. The former Chiemgaubahn railbuses, which were painted in white and mint green, are used for this, along with others. This formation is also called the Ulmer Spatz.

Other vehicles are in service with the:

Uerdingen railbuses are also owned by the

  • Nuremberg Transport Museum - one VT 95 rake and one VT 98 rake,
  • Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin - a VT 98 exhibit,
  • Historic Motor Locomotive Working Group (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Historische Brennkraftlokomotiven) - a steel-sprung VT 98,
  • Honau-Lichtenstein Rack Railway Society (Freunde der Zahnradbahn Honau–Lichtenstein) - two VT 97s,
  • Hamm Railway Society - one of the few still working VT 95 railbuses on long loan to the Freundeskreis für Eisenbahnen, Münster,
  • DGEG at Bochum-Dahlhausen - a VT 95 in extremely poor condition after a shunting accident,
  • Pfalzbahn GmbH - 2 VT 98, 1 trailer and 1 driving car with office.

Gallery edit

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    Uerdinger Schienenbus (prototype) in Bois de Rodange
  •  
    A class VT98.9 at Hückelhoven in 1970
  •  
    A VT 98 on the harbour railway in Frankfurt
  •  
    The VT 98 on the Kasbach Valley Railway at Linz am Rhein
  •  
    The control panel of a VT 98
  •  
    798+998 pass Dürrenwaid stop on the Kronach–Nordhalben railway
  •  
    VT 98 (VT 3.09) of the AKN at Uetersen

German private railways edit

 
Railbus operated by the EVB
 
Gosha 812 railbus, nickname "Silver Arrow", Yugoslav made under licence single-motored Class VT 95, operated by the SR.

Many private railways have bought second-hand Uerdingen railbuses from the Deutsche Bahn. The Hersfelder Kreisbahn procure new ones, though, including a three-unit set with rubber corridor connectors and gangways. Used cars of this type were employed, inter alia by the Elbe-Weser Railway and Transport Company and the AKN Railway for local services.

In 1993 the Düren Kreisbahn (DKB) bought ten VT 98, modernised them, painted them blue and white and placed them in service on the Rurtalbahn until their duties were subsumed by RegioSprinters in 1995. The Vt 203 was sold by the Düren Kreisbahn to the Hümmlinger Kreisbahn museum railway. The museums is refurbishing the railbus to make it operational again, giving it the DB number 798 514, and will work it between Werlte and Lathen.

Other second-hand VT 98s were bought by the Prignitz Railway– both from Deutsche Bahn and the DKB – painted in a blue andred livery and used on lines in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Since 2003 the railbuses have been replaced however by Regio-Shuttle RS1s; only one power car (T11) is still working and available for specials. At present the Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn works the Düben-Heide Railway between Wittenberg and Bad Schmiedeberg with a railbus running scheduled services.

Export edit

 
DB 628 next to DB 798 at Bad Laasphe in 1997

Successor edit

The Uerdingen railbus's successor from the end of the 1980s was the Class 628, which is still in widespread use today, although it is being largely replaced by more the modern multiples like the Bombardier Talent, Alstom LHB Coradia LINT and Siemens Desiro.

See also edit

  • KiHa 01/03: Japanese derivative; largely based on VT98.

References edit

  1. ^ Silberling und Bügeleisen: 1000 Spitznamen in Transport und Verkehr und was dahinter steckt by Richard Deiss (2010), pp. 102-103. Retrieved 4 Oct 2015.

Sources edit

  • Rolf Löttgers: Der Uerdinger Schienenbus – Nebenbahnretter und Exportschlager. Franckh's Eisenbahnbibliothek, Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-440-05463-2
  • Die Schienenbusse der DB – VT 95/98. EK-Spezial. EK Verlag, Freiburg 1990
  • Jörg Hajt: Abschied vom Schienenbus. Heel Verlag, Königswinter 1998, ISBN 3-89365-664-2
  • 50 Jahre Uerdinger Schienenbus. Eisenbahnkurier Special 56. EK Verlag, Freiburg 2000
  • Malte Werning: Schienenbusse - VT 95–VT 98: Triebwagen-Veteranen der 50er Jahre. GeraMond 2001. ISBN 3-7654-7102-X
  • Jürgen-Ulrich Ebel, Josef Högemann, Rolf Löttgers: Schienenbusse aus Uerdingen. Bd. 1., Technik und Geschichte bei DB, Privatbahnen und im Ausland.EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2001, ISBN 3-88255-221-2,
  • Jürgen-Ulrich Ebel, Josef Högemann, Rolf Löttgers: Schienenbusse aus Uerdingen. Bd. 2., Einsatzgeschichte der Baureihen VT 95, VT 97 und VT 98. EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2002, ISBN 3-88255-222-0
  • Jürgen Krantz, Roland Meier: Alles über den Schienenbus. transpress Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-613-71313-0

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uerdingen railbus.
  • „Die Nebenbahnretter“
  • Photos of the VT95 (BR 795) in the European railway picture gallery
  • Photos of the VT98 (BR 798) the European railway picture gallery
  • www.roter-brummer.de Extensive information on German railbuses
  • Ulm Spatz
  • www.fsbmenden.de Menden Railbus Society (Förderverein Schienenbus Menden)
  • Historical Motor Locomotive Working Group (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Historische Brennkraftlokomotiven)
  • The Kasbach Valley railway (Kasbachtalbahn) in Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Seelze Railbus Society (Interessengemeinschaft Schienenbus Seelze)
  • Audio CD, includes an MP3 sample of a Class 796 unit's noise.

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The Uerdingen railbus German Uerdinger Schienenbus is the common term for the multiple units which were developed by the German firm of Waggonfabrik Uerdingen for the Deutsche Bundesbahn and private railways after the Second World War These vehicles were diesel powered twin axle railbuses of light construction The diesel motors were built into the chassis underneath the vehicle The VT 95 later DB Class 795 and VT 98 later DB Class 798 of the former Deutsche Bundesbahn in particular are associated with this concept These vehicles were employed in passenger train duties on branch lines where steam or diesel train operations were less profitable Including the units built under licence a total of 1 492 power cars were built from 1950 to 1971 and the total number of units including trailer and driving cars was 3 306 DB VT 95 9 DB 795Class VT 95 9In service1950 1983ManufacturerWaggonfabrik Uerdingen Rathgeber Waggonfabrik Luttgens de Waggon und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauworth de Constructed1950 1958Number built12 557 15Fleet numbersVT 95 901 911VT 95 912 9112VT 95 9113 9669VT 95 9901 9915 EdS SpecificationsCar length10 65 13 298 m 34 ft 11 1 4 in 43 ft 7 1 2 in over buffersWheel diameter900 mm 2 ft 11 3 8 in Maximum speed90 km h 56 mph WeightService 11 5 13 9 t 11 3 13 7 long tons 12 7 15 3 short tons Axle load6 7 t 5 9 6 9 long tons 6 6 7 7 short tons TransmissionmechanicalPower supply81 kW 109 hp 96 kW 129 hp 110 kW 150 hp UIC classificationA1Braking system s Compressed air brakeTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeDB VT 98 9 798798 752 2 on the Kasbach Valley RailwayIn service1953 2000ManufacturerWaggonfabrik Uerdingen MAN Waggon und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauworth de Constructed1953 1955 1962Number built329Fleet numbersVT 98 901 903VT 98 9501 9829SpecificationsCar length13 95 m 45 ft 9 1 4 in Wheel diameter900 mm 35 43 in Maximum speed90 km h 56 mph WeightService 18 9 t 18 6 long tons 20 8 short tons Axle load9 7 t 9 5 long tons 10 7 short tons Prime mover s Bussing AG U 10Power output2 110 kW 150 hp TransmissionmechanicalUIC classificationBoBraking system s Compressed air brakeTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeThe majority of these vehicles were built by the Waggonfabrik Uerdingen However due to the large numbers ordered vehicles were also made by other coach builders such as MAN although these factories could offer their own classes of railbus like the MAN Schienenbus de and in Spain they were built by CAF Macosa and Verdingen as FER 560 FRC 560 Ferrobus railbus The railbus much loved by passengers was also nicknamed the Rote Brummer Red Buzzer because of the loud noise it made when driving In North Germany the railbus was also often known as the Ferkeltaxe Piglet Taxi 1 Amongst railway fans it was also called the Retter der Nebenbahnen Branch Line Saviour Contents 1 Classes 1 1 Prototypes 1 2 VT 95 series Class 795 single motor 1 3 VT 98 series Classes 798 and BR 796 two motors 1 4 Special class VT 97 9 Class 797 rack railway vehicle 2 Operations with the Deutsche Bahn 2 1 Passenger services 2 2 Departmental vehicles 3 Museum vehicles 4 Gallery 5 German private railways 6 Export 7 Successor 8 See also 9 References 10 Sources 11 External linksClasses editPrototypes edit In 1950 the Deutsche Bundesbahn placed twelve single motored prototypes in a total of three different models eleven units had a wheelbase of 4 5 m 14 ft 9 in the twelfth had a wheelbase of 6 0 m 19 ft 8 in which became the standard on the production vehicles They were braked using a foot brake and had double doors The prototypes were given operating numbers VT 95 901 to 911 and 912 the latter was soon renumbered to VT 95 9112 because of its longer wheelbase Suitable trailer cars were also placed in service VT 95 series Class 795 single motor edit The VT 95 9 was developed based on the experience gained with the prototypes and was delivered in 1952 by Waggonfabrik Uerdingen 557 single motored Class VT 95 9 units were built as well as 564 Class VB 142 trailer cars and 60 two wheeled railbus trailers for the transportation of luggage Its furnishings are very simple and resemble those in a bus hence the name Schienenbus or railbus one large open coach shared also by the engine driver seats which can be folded two ways depending on the direction of travel and simple lighting from bare light bulbs with no covers The production vehicles were braked using a driver s brake valve The vehicles had a Bussing motor and six gears They had scharfenberg couplers and Stossfederbugel instead of buffers 15 VT 95 railbuses and 15 VB 142 trailer cars were delivered to the railways in Saarland in 1956 They were painted in DB red livery with the inscription SAAR On the annexation of the Saarland into the Federal Republic of Germany these railbuses were taken over by the Bundesbahn In 1968 the vehicles were reclassified into Class 795 power car and Class 995 trailer car Contrary to usual operating practice the VT 95 could also be coupled to two VB 142 trailers VT 98 series Classes 798 and BR 796 two motors edit The VT 98 9 evolved from the VT 95 9 which with its single motor was too underpowered for many lines The VT 98 9 was therefore fitted with two driving motors Because this variant of the railbus was fitted with normal buffer and screw couplings it could haul other types of wagon or be placed at the end of other trains hauled by other locomotives Bussing Type 10 underfloor motors were installed in all units the same engine as those on the Bussing Type D2U double decker buses used in Berlin The six way gearbox was supplied by ZF Friedrichshafen In addition to the 329 power cars 220 VB 98 trailer cars with luggage compartments 100 VB 98s without luggage compartments and 321 VS 98 driving cars were produced In the DB they were mainly used in a VT VB VS configuration However there were also two unit VT VS formations as well as longer rakes of up to six units VT VB VS VT VB VS In 1968 they were reclassified into Class 798 the trailers became 998 0 3 and driving cars 998 6 9 On the latter the serial numbers were increased by 600 e g VS 98 001 became 998 601 9 A few VT were modernised and were given a special white and mint green livery These railbuses worked in Chiemgau Aschau Prien as did the vehicles of the Ulmer Spatz Otherwise the railbuses were painted in red the typical DB colour for motive power units In 1988 47 power cars 23 trailer cars and 43 driving cars were converted for one man operation They were given pneumatic door closing equipment and a ticket counter for the engine driver These railbuses were redesignated as Class 796 Special class VT 97 9 Class 797 rack railway vehicle edit Eight power cars were designed as rack railway engines and designated as Class VT 97 9 the six driving cars as VS 97 001 to 97 006 Their top speed climbing uphill was 15 km h on the rack section otherwise it was 90 km h 56 mph The VTs were used on the Honau Lichtenstein rack railway in the Swabian Jura and from 1964 to 1965 VT 97 901 was even employed in goods duties on the Passau Wegscheid line due to the lack of suitable locomotives After the closure of rack railway routes the cogwheel drive was removed The vehicles were once more designated as VT 97 9 or from 1968 as 797 Their area of operations included the branch line from Goppingen to Boll the Voralbbahn until this line was closed on 27 May 1989 Operations with the Deutsche Bahn editPassenger services edit These railbuses were used on almost every branch line and for feeder services on many main lines in the Deutsche Bundesbahn and from 1994 Deutsche Bahn network Its last regular work on passenger services with the Deutsche Bahn AG finished in 2000 at Bahnbetriebswerk Tubingen These were twin motored VT 98 9 versions most of the single motored VT 95 9 units had already been retired by 1980 In Koln Nippes a 795 was still being used until 1983 for railway workers Departmental vehicles edit Many Uerdingen railbuses were converted into railway departmental vehicles For example the prototype VT 95 906 was converted into an Indusi measurement car and redesignated as DB Class 724 It was operated out of the signalling workshop at Wuppertal Other converted Uerdingen railbuses are sometimes used today as cars for rail testing track measurement and LZB measurement and as tool vans or signalling maintenance vehicles Museum vehicles editMany of these robust and well loved railbuses were sold to railway societies and museums and are still working today in museum duties For example railbuses are still used by the Deutsche Bahn even if the actual vehicles are provided by railway societies One multiple is painted in Regionalbahn colours and runs on summer weekends for tourists on the Schwabische Albbahn and the Ulm Sigmaringen railway between Ulm Hauptbahnhof and Kleinengstingen These trains run in the timetable as an entirely normal Regionalbahn service The first car has a plate on it with the notice im Auftrag der DB under contract to the DB To be consistent all the normal DB local fares and at times the NALDO and DING combined fares apply The former Chiemgaubahn railbuses which were painted in white and mint green are used for this along with others This formation is also called the Ulmer Spatz Other vehicles are in service with the Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum Passau Railway Society Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde German Steam Locomotive Museum Bavarian Railway Museum Upper Hessian Railway Society Oberhessische Eisenbahnfreunde e V Historic Railway Frankfurt Alme Valley Forest Railway Waldbahn Almetal Railbus Society Honnetaler Eisenbahnfreunde Rodachtalbahn from Steinwiesen to Nordhalben Cologne Bonn Railway Society Koln Bonner Eisenbahn Freunde or KBEF South Limburg Steam Train Society Zuid Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij Zollernbahn Railway Society Eisenbahnfreunde Zollernbahn Seelze Railbus Society IG Schienenbus Seelze or ISS Uerdingen railbuses are also owned by the Nuremberg Transport Museum one VT 95 rake and one VT 98 rake Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin a VT 98 exhibit Historic Motor Locomotive Working Group Arbeitsgemeinschaft Historische Brennkraftlokomotiven a steel sprung VT 98 Honau Lichtenstein Rack Railway Society Freunde der Zahnradbahn Honau Lichtenstein two VT 97s Hamm Railway Society one of the few still working VT 95 railbuses on long loan to the Freundeskreis fur Eisenbahnen Munster DGEG at Bochum Dahlhausen a VT 95 in extremely poor condition after a shunting accident Pfalzbahn GmbH 2 VT 98 1 trailer and 1 driving car with office Gallery edit nbsp Uerdinger Schienenbus prototype in Bois de Rodange nbsp A class VT98 9 at Huckelhoven in 1970 nbsp A VT 98 on the harbour railway in Frankfurt nbsp The VT 98 on the Kasbach Valley Railway at Linz am Rhein nbsp The control panel of a VT 98 nbsp 798 998 pass Durrenwaid stop on the Kronach Nordhalben railway nbsp VT 98 VT 3 09 of the AKN at UetersenGerman private railways edit nbsp Railbus operated by the EVB nbsp Gosha 812 railbus nickname Silver Arrow Yugoslav made under licence single motored Class VT 95 operated by the SR Many private railways have bought second hand Uerdingen railbuses from the Deutsche Bahn The Hersfelder Kreisbahn procure new ones though including a three unit set with rubber corridor connectors and gangways Used cars of this type were employed inter alia by the Elbe Weser Railway and Transport Company and the AKN Railway for local services In 1993 the Duren Kreisbahn DKB bought ten VT 98 modernised them painted them blue and white and placed them in service on the Rurtalbahn until their duties were subsumed by RegioSprinters in 1995 The Vt 203 was sold by the Duren Kreisbahn to the Hummlinger Kreisbahn museum railway The museums is refurbishing the railbus to make it operational again giving it the DB number 798 514 and will work it between Werlte and Lathen Other second hand VT 98s were bought by the Prignitz Railway both from Deutsche Bahn and the DKB painted in a blue andred livery and used on lines in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg Vorpommern Since 2003 the railbuses have been replaced however by Regio Shuttle RS1s only one power car T11 is still working and available for specials At present the Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn works the Duben Heide Railway between Wittenberg and Bad Schmiedeberg with a railbus running scheduled services Export edit nbsp DB 628 next to DB 798 at Bad Laasphe in 1997Luxembourg The Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois CFL bought ten prototype power cars with trailers One set is used as a museum train at the museum railway of the Industry and Railway Park Fond de Gras in Luxembourg Austria The Austrian Federal Railways OBB also used these railbuses the 5081 These were also procured by the Montafonerbahn Bludenz Schruns and the Graz Koflach Railway After buying a small batch they were made under licence by Simmering Graz Pauker and the Jenbacher Werke Other vehicles were delivered to Yugoslavia and operated by the JZ SFRY where they were known as the Sinobus or JZ class 812 Originally 40 were imported German railbuses while 270 units were produced under licence by GOSA These vehicles were inherited by their successor companies see the HZ series 7221 Several were still used regularly until 2016 in Serbia see the ZS series 812 Several multiple units were delivered to Spain Turkey Units retired by the Deutsche Bahn were sold to the Turkish State Railways TCDD as RM3000 Successor editThe Uerdingen railbus s successor from the end of the 1980s was the Class 628 which is still in widespread use today although it is being largely replaced by more the modern multiples like the Bombardier Talent Alstom LHB Coradia LINT and Siemens Desiro See also editKiHa 01 03 Japanese derivative largely based on VT98 References editThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Silberling und Bugeleisen 1000 Spitznamen in Transport und Verkehr und was dahinter steckt by Richard Deiss 2010 pp 102 103 Retrieved 4 Oct 2015 Sources editRolf Lottgers Der Uerdinger Schienenbus Nebenbahnretter und Exportschlager Franckh s Eisenbahnbibliothek Franckh sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart 1985 ISBN 3 440 05463 2 Die Schienenbusse der DB VT 95 98 EK Spezial EK Verlag Freiburg 1990 Jorg Hajt Abschied vom Schienenbus Heel Verlag Konigswinter 1998 ISBN 3 89365 664 2 50 Jahre Uerdinger Schienenbus Eisenbahnkurier Special 56 EK Verlag Freiburg 2000 Malte Werning Schienenbusse VT 95 VT 98 Triebwagen Veteranen der 50er Jahre GeraMond 2001 ISBN 3 7654 7102 X Jurgen Ulrich Ebel Josef Hogemann Rolf Lottgers Schienenbusse aus Uerdingen Bd 1 Technik und Geschichte bei DB Privatbahnen und im Ausland EK Verlag Freiburg 2001 ISBN 3 88255 221 2 Jurgen Ulrich Ebel Josef Hogemann Rolf Lottgers Schienenbusse aus Uerdingen Bd 2 Einsatzgeschichte der Baureihen VT 95 VT 97 und VT 98 EK Verlag Freiburg 2002 ISBN 3 88255 222 0 Jurgen Krantz Roland Meier Alles uber den Schienenbus transpress Verlag Stuttgart 2007 ISBN 978 3 613 71313 0External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uerdingen railbus Die Nebenbahnretter Photos of the VT95 BR 795 in the European railway picture gallery Photos of the VT98 BR 798 the European railway picture gallery www roter brummer de Extensive information on German railbuses Ulm Spatz www fsbmenden de Menden Railbus Society Forderverein Schienenbus Menden Historical Motor Locomotive Working Group Arbeitsgemeinschaft Historische Brennkraftlokomotiven The Kasbach Valley railway Kasbachtalbahn in Rhineland Palatinate Seelze Railbus Society Interessengemeinschaft Schienenbus Seelze Audio CD includes an MP3 sample of a Class 796 unit s noise Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uerdingen railbus amp oldid 1190263256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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