Esslingen railbus

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)
• 
  VT 114 of the SWEG at Menzingen station (1989)
• 
  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

• 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