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A rail and road vehicle in France

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Friday, April 22, 2022 12:19 PM

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. 

 

Pretty rough riders, too. But they made passenger rail service possible on lightly used Lokalbahnen.

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Posted by 54light15 on Friday, April 22, 2022 11:29 AM

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. 

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Posted by roundstick3@gmail.com on Thursday, April 21, 2022 9:10 PM

Wait theres more from Hemmings Moter News! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF1BUkIiuFk 

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Posted by roundstick3@gmail.com on Thursday, April 21, 2022 9:07 PM

https://vimeo.com/4551746

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQiJuQ9fwQM   Evans Auto Railer! What is old is new again 1935 to 2022. 

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Posted by roundstick3@gmail.com on Thursday, April 21, 2022 8:52 PM

Gadgetbahn!!!  aka a expensive George Jetson solution to a problem that can be solved using old fashioned  technology like well...trains!                          

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Thursday, April 21, 2022 6:27 PM

Modern French design with more flexibility (rail and road) than a Schienenbus.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schienenbus#/media/Datei%3AEifelquerbahn-Ulmen.jpg

 

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Posted by 54light15 on Thursday, April 21, 2022 4:29 PM

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. 

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Thursday, April 21, 2022 11:28 AM

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!  

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A rail and road vehicle in France
Posted by 54light15 on Thursday, April 21, 2022 10:50 AM

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