Railbus VT 95/VB 142 with trailer, of the Deutsche Bundesbahn.
Update!
* For the first time with Next18 Interface and LED headlights on the lower lamps
* No annoying cable connection between the two units
* Skylight window above the driver's cab
* Third plug-in headlight
The red railbuses, known as the "rescuers of the branch lines," were introduced in the 1950s. The FLEISCHMANN model is based on the VT 95 single-motor railbus with the shorter VB 142 sidecar. Today, DB still uses the VT 95 with the sidecar VB 142 as a museum vehicle. Since the sidecar did not have the equipment of a control cab coach with a driver’s cab, the railbus could not be used for a permanently coupled push-pull train in a 2-part operation. As a result, it always ran with the "motor car ahead" and needed to be switched at the destination station.
General data
| Coupling |
NEM shaft 355 with close coupling mechanism |
| Minimum radius |
192 mm |
| Flywheel |
yes |
| Number of driven axles |
2 |
| Interior fitting |
Model with interior furnishing |
| Scale |
N |
| Epoch |
III |
| Railway Company |
DB |
Electrical
| Head light |
3 headlight, dependent on the direction of travel/2 tail lights, dependent on the direction of travel |
| LED head light |
yes |
| Control |
DC analogique |
| Interface |
Electrical interface for traction units Next18 |
Measurements
| Length over buffer |
153 mm |
