Fleischmann 7770005 N VT 95 railbus with VB 142 of DB sidecar
The red buses appeared in the 1950s as rescuers of branch lines. The prototype of the Fleischmann model is the single-engine rail bus VT 95 with the side car VB 142, which is shorter than the engine wagon. Even today, a VT 95 with trailer VB 142 is still in use with the DB as a museum vehicle. Since the trailer was not equipped with the prototype as a so-called control wagon with engine driver's cab, the rail car did not drive as a fixed push-pull train with 2-piece operation, but always engine wagon ahead. The motor car therefore had to be converted at the destination station.This text is machine translated.