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RB3 outside the loco shed on a running day in the early 2000s.
RB3 outside the loco shed on a running day in the early 2000s.

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Vehicle status: Transferred

NIR Railbus RB3

RB3 outside the loco shed on a running day in the early 2000s.

RB3 was built by British Rail Engineering Ltd. (BREL) in 1981 at their Litchurch Lane works in Derby. Bus manufacturer Leyland was also involved in construction because, as the term ‘railbus’ might imply, RB3 is essentially two Leyland Nationals spliced together and placed on top of a railway underframe. It was originally numbered RDB977020, though […]