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British Rail Railbuses
Railbus 79964 at York Railfest.JPG
Railbus no. 79964 at York Railfest exhibition on 3rd June 2004. This vehicle is preserved on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
In service 1950-1997
Formation 25 trainsets
Operator(s) British Rail

British Rail produced a variety of Railbuses as a means both of building new rolling stock cheaply, and to provide services on lightly-used lines economically.


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    Park Royal railbus at Bedford Midland station

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    999507 Elliot on the Middleton Railway

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    AC Cars railbus W79978 at the Colne Valley Railway

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    The unique Leyland Railbus LEV1 is shunted at Weybourne Station, North Norfolk Railway

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    RB004 at the Telford Steam Railway

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    R3, as NIR RB3, on an IRRS rail tour in Northern Ireland.

  • Railbus at Tetbury railway station (1960s)

    AC Cars railbus at Tetbury in the 1960s

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