Where are railcars or railbuses operated?
Historically, many sections have seen railcar or railbus service in India. There have been several imported models used, and also homegrown versions which are often literally buses or truck bodies placed on rails. In recent years, many sections have seen the introduction of railbus or railcar services. This recent program of adding railbus or railcar services probably began with the Merta City – Merta Road service in the 1980’s. This section still runs BG railbuses. BG railbus service is also found on the Bangarpet-Kolar, Mathura-Vrindavan, Goindwal-Beas, and Bobilli-? (on Vizianagaram-Bilaspur line) routes. The Kanpur-Brahmawart railbus service (early 1990s) appears to have been withdrawn. Tumsar Road – Tirodi service introduced in 1998 has been withdrawn, and the two railbuses are reported [5/05] to be stabled at Tumsar yard. MG railbuses are found in several places (Silchar-Jiribam, Junagadh-Dhari, Tiruturaipundi-Agastiampalli, Banmankhi-Bihariganj, Shimoga-Talaguppa, etc., and espe
