page_title: Railbus
hierarchical_section_title: Railbus
caption_attribution_description: Svenska: En klassisk Hilding Carlsson-rälsbuss i Gävle hos järnvägsmuseet. Deutsch: Ein klassischer Hilding Carlsson-Schienenbus im Eisenbahnmuseum in Gävle. Español: Un clásico Ferrobús Hilding-Carlsson en el museo del ferrocarril en Gävle. English: A classic Hilding-Carlsson railcar in Gävle's railroad museum. Français&#160;: Un automoteur classique de Hilding-Carlsson dans le musée de chemin de fer à Gävle
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: A railbus is a lightweight passenger rail vehicle that shares many aspects of its construction with a bus, typically having a bus (original or modified) 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.
caption: Hilding Carlsson diesel in Sweden
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