Road/rail passenger service vehicle

[spudfan]

Have a look at this. Bit of a novel idea, a road/rail bus for lightly used lines. Can then leave the rails and head on into the city centre.

Road-rail midi-buses to start revenue service on December 25 | News | Railway Gazette International

[jhb171achill]

5 minutes ago, spudfan said:

Have a look at this. Bit of a novel idea, a road/rail bus for lightly used lines. Can then leave the rails and head on into the city centre.

Road-rail midi-buses to start revenue service on December 25 | News | Railway Gazette International

They're just about catching up with the SLNCR and the Great Northern..........!

[Galteemore]

Or the 1931 LMS Ro-Rail which could switch from rail to road use in the course of a journey https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/lms_ro-railer.htm

Edited January 18, 2022 by Galteemore

[jhb171achill]

36 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Or the 1931 LMS Ro-Rail which could switch from rail to road use in the course of a journey https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/lms_ro-railer.htm

Indeed! Nothing new about the idea or even technology at all!

[Broithe]

Like a Bring Your Own Bus Replacement Service...