Esslingen railbus

Esslingen Railbus, 1st series
Drawing of Esslinger railcar (1st series 1951–1957)
Manufacturer	Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
Constructed	1951–1957
Specifications
Car length	23,530 mm (77 ft 2+3⁄8 in) over buffers
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Weight	32.0–38.0 t (31.5–37.4 long tons; 35.3–41.9 short tons) empty
Prime mover(s)	Deutz A8L614 Deutz A12L714 MAN W6V15/18A Büssing U10 Büssing U11 D
Power output	2×145 PS (107 kW; 143 hp) 2x150 PS (110 kW; 150 hp) 2×210 PS (150 kW; 210 hp) 2×220 PS (160 kW; 220 hp)
UIC classification	(1A)′(A1)′ or B′2′
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Esslingen railbus (German: Esslinger Triebwagen) is a diesel railbus first delivered in 1951 for private railways (Nichtbundeseigene Eisenbahn) in Germany.

The Esslingen railbus, sometimes shortened in German to Esslinger, had been developed during the 1950s by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen for small branch lines and private railways. Fifty examples were built in three variants: power coaches (Triebwagen) or VT, trailer coaches (Beiwagen) or VB and driving coaches (Steuerwagen) or VS.

Of the first series, 25 VT, 6 VB and 4 VS were delivered into service, of the second series (from 1959) 6 VT, 4 VB and 5 VS.

• Esslingen railbuses belonging to various railways
• 
  VT 103 of the SWEG at Odenheim station (1990)
• 
  VT 114 of the SWEG at Menzingen station (1989)
• 
  VT 112 of the SWEG at Münzesheim station (1992)
• 
  VT 452 of the AVG on the Murg Valley Railway (2002)

• Thomas Estler: Esslinger Triebwagen. Transpress Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-71182-6

• Verbleib des VT 103 bei der Chiemgauer Lokalbahn (Bad Endorf–Obing)
• historisches zur Regentalbahn - Heimat der Esslinger Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Esslinger Triebwagen bei der Regentalbahn