page_title: Railbus
section_title: United Kingdom
hierarchical_section_title: Railbus / Usage by country / United Kingdom
caption_attribution_description: English: BR Railbus no. 79964 at York Railfest exhibition on 3rd June 2004. This vehicle is preserved on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Deutsch: British Rail Schienenbus Nr. 79964 ausgestellt im Rahmen des Eisenbahnfests in York am 3. Juni 2004. Dieses Fahrzeug wird von der Keighley and Worth Vallay Railway erhalten. Español: BR Railbus no. 79.964 en la exposición York Railfest el 3 de junio de 2004. Este vehículo se conserva en el Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
context_page_description: A railbus is a lightweight passenger rail vehicle that shares many aspects of its construction with a bus, typically having a bus body and four wheels on a fixed base, instead of on bogies. Originally designed and developed during the 1930s, railbuses have evolved into larger dimensions, with characteristics similar in appearance to a light railcar, with the terms railcar and railbus often used interchangeably. Railbuses designed for use specifically on little-used railway lines were commonly employed in countries such as Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
  Today, railbuses are being replaced by modern light DMU railcar designs.
context_section_description: British Rail produced a variety of railbuses as a means both of building new rolling stock cheaply, and to provide services on lightly used lines economically.
  A variety of railbus known as Pacers, which were constructed in the 1980s, are still in common use today, although they are being gradually replaced.
caption: Preserved (British Rail) railbus built by Waggon und Maschinenbau
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