Fleischmann 7760005 - Railbus VT 95 with sidecar VB 142, DB

Railbus VT 95/VB 142 with trailer, of the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

Update!

■ For the first time with Next18 Interface and LED headlights on the lower lamps
■ No annoying cable connection between the two units
■ Skylight window above the driver's cab
■ Third plug-in headlight

The red railbuses, known as the "rescuers of the branch lines," were introduced in the 1950s. The FLEISCHMANN model is based on the VT 95 single-motor railbus with the shorter VB 142 sidecar. Today, DB still uses the VT 95 with the sidecar VB 142 as a museum vehicle. Since the sidecar did not have the equipment of a control cab coach with a driver’s cab, the railbus could not be used for a permanently coupled push-pull train in a 2-part operation. As a result, it always ran with the "motor car ahead" and needed to be switched at the destination station.