Rail buses built by Wickham and Co, are four wheel vehicles of tubular body construction, rubber suspension between body and underframe; length oa 39 ft 10 in., width over body 9 ft, wheel diam 2 ft 9 in., tare weight 11 1/2 tons; seating accommodation for 44 passengers; 6-cyl Meadows engine develops 105 bhp at 1800 rpm. (see also Diesel Ry Traction v 12 n 319 Dec 1958 p 451-4, 464)


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Fifth railbus design for British Railways


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 109 , n 11


    Publication date :

    1958


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Pneumatic tyred railbus

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1934


    Fifth railbus design for British Railways

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1958


    The BRE-Leyland railbus-body structure development

    Murphy,M.T. / Leyland Bus Prod.Engng.,GB | Automotive engineering | 1982