Heljan OO 8802 BR W79977 AC Cars 4-wheel Railbus Car Dark Green
Heljan OO BR W79977 AC Cars 4-wheel Railbus Car Dark Green 8802
A new and highly detailed ready to run model of the AC Cars design 4 wheel railbus.
Heljan have designed the drive mechanism for the railbus very carefully, with the chassis and motor fitting below the window line, allowing the interior to be modelled and passenger figures to be added if required. The model is supplied with bufferbeam details pre-instaled.
The AC Cars railbus cars were allocated to the Western Region and operated on several well-known, though lightly used branchlines. This model of W79977 in dark green finish with small yellow warning panels has destinations Kemble and Tetbury.
DCC Ready. 21-pin decoder required for DCC operation.
British Railways experimented with 4-wheeled railbus cars from a number of builders in the late 1950s. The German railways in particular had achieved great success with these lightweight, fuel efficient railcars, providing cost-effective passenger service on remote branch lines. The single car required a driver and guard, who could also act as conductor, collecting fares, allowing station staff to be reduced, trying to bring the costs back in line with the takings.