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AC Cars Railbus
Introduced:
1958
Body: 36ft
Engine: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30749
Diagram: BR 614
Seating: 46

Summary
These five vehicles were designed and built by AC Cars Ltd., of Thames
Ditton, Surrey. They were the first of the five railbus designs to be
delivered (although not the first to enter traffic).
They operated on the ScR and WR, and were withdrawn by 1968.
The firm (formerly known as
Auto Carriers Ltd.) is still in existence at the time of writing (2011)
and famed for building a range of vehicles from the Cobra sports car to
the three wheeled invalid carriage for the Government. They had some
previous experience with rail vehicles, building four trains for the
Southend Pier Railway in 1949, each consisting of three power cars and
four trailers, which remained in use until 1976.
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