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Ro-Railer
Ro-Railer (rəʊˈreɪlə(r)) Also ro-railer. [f. road n. + rail n.2 + -er1.] The name of an experimental vehicle, introduced by the London, Midland, and Scottish Railway, which could be adapted to run on either road or railway. (No longer current.) Cf. road-railer s.v. road n. 12.1931 Times Educ. Suppl....
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LMS Karrier Ro-Railer
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Karrier Ro-Railer was a British experimental road-rail (rail)bus built by Karrier in 1931.
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Hemel Hempsted railway station
The LMS experimented briefly with new transport technology, the "Ro-Railer", which was a bus/train hybrid that could travel on both roads and railways. After the trials, the Ro-Railer vehicle was put into service at but the service was not continued on the Nickey Line.
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Karrier
A Karrier "Cob" Major, a 4-ton three-wheeled tractor, was also displayed
Ro-Railer
Karrier's Ro-Railer was a hybrid single decker bus, capable of running
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road
▪ I. road, n. (rəʊd) Forms: 1 rád, 3–5 rade; 4–7 rode (6–7 rhode); 5 rood, 5–7 roode; 6–7 roade (6 rhoade), 6– road. See also raid n. [OE. rád fem. (f. pret. stem of r{iacu}dan to ride), in sense 1 = Fris. reed, MDu. rede (Flem. dial. rede, ree), MLG. rêt, rêd-, ON. and Icel. reið (MSw. reed(h, MDa....
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Welcombe Hotel
The company briefly used a Ro-railer to transport people from the station to the hotel, but it was soon phased out as being bumpy and uncomfortable.
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Schienen-Straßen-Omnibus
See also
Dual-mode vehicle
LMS Karrier Ro-Railer
Road–rail vehicle
Roadrailer
Wheelset
References
Notes
Sun: Bufe, p. 27.
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Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
number of options were tried, and in 1931 the LMS arranged with the company Karrier of Huddersfield, who produced a vehicle that came to be called the "Ro-railer When the Ro-railer was taken off the Welcombe Hotel run, three 0-4-4T engines were brought in to operate on the line.
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List of unused railways
Ro-Railer - in 1931 the Karrier Company built an experimental single-decker bus with a wheel arrangement that allowed it to run both on roads and on rails
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