54light15 And then there's the Schi-Stra bus- I think they are available in HO scale. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_bus I had a ride in one of those old German rail buses a few years ago. They didn't call them "Growlers" for nothing.
And then there's the Schi-Stra bus- I think they are available in HO scale.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_bus
I had a ride in one of those old German rail buses a few years ago. They didn't call them "Growlers" for nothing.
Pretty rough riders, too. But they made passenger rail service possible on lightly used Lokalbahnen.
Wait theres more from Hemmings Moter News! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF1BUkIiuFk
https://vimeo.com/4551746
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQiJuQ9fwQM Evans Auto Railer! What is old is new again 1935 to 2022.
Gadgetbahn!!! aka a expensive George Jetson solution to a problem that can be solved using old fashioned technology like well...trains!
Modern French design with more flexibility (rail and road) than a Schienenbus.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schienenbus#/media/Datei%3AEifelquerbahn-Ulmen.jpg
That video came from a German N scale forum that I belong to. The bulk of the comments on it pretty much say "Why not run trains on the tracks and buses on the roads?" I tend to agree but it is still a neat looking thing.
Interesting indeed!
I'm not 100% sure what practical application it might here unless it could make use of abandoned rail lines with the tracks intact, but it might be a gas to have one for rail speeder club excursions and rallys!
This is interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_4rU_5FKSc
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