Preservation
A number of the BR Railbuses, both first and second generation examples have survived into preservation, as follows:
| Vehicle No. | Builder | Year Built | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Generation Railbuses | ||||
| 79960 | Waggon und Maschinenbau | 1958 | North Norfolk Railway | - |
| 79962 | Waggon und Maschinenbau | 1958 | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | - |
| 79963 | Waggon und Maschinenbau | 1958 | East Anglian Railway Museum | - |
| 79964 | Waggon und Maschinenbau | 1958 | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | - |
| 79976 | AC Cars | 1958 | Great Central Railway | - |
| 79978 | AC Cars | 1958 | Colne Valley Railway | - |
| RDB999507 | Wickham | 1958 | Previously Middleton Railway - moved to Lavender Line 2009 | Elliot High-speed track-recording unit |
| RDB998901 | Drewry Car Company | 1950 | Middleton Railway | Overhead-line inspection car |
| Second Generation Railbuses | ||||
| RDB975874 | Leyland/BREL Derby | 1978 | Wensleydale Railway | LEV 1 |
| LEV2 | Leyland/BREL Derby | 1980 | Connecticut Trolley Museum | There is a project to repatriate LEV2 |
| RDB977020 | Leyland/BREL Derby | 1981 | Downpatrick & County Down Railway in Northern Ireland | LEV3 aka RB3. Has been regauged to 5’3” |
| RB002 | Leyland/BREL Derby | 198? | Riverstown Old Corn Railway? near Dundalk, Eire | RB002 aka The Denmark |
| RB004 | Leyland/BREL Derby | 1984 | Currently at the Whitrope Siding (arrived 31 May 2012) | Owned by Northumbria Rail Ltd. and The Railbus Trust. Moved from Telford Steam Railway to Llangollen Railway 20 May 2011 and then to Midland Railway Centre 19 August 2011 |
Additionally, AC Cars railbus 79979 was preserved, as a grounded body, on the Strathspey Railway. It was scrapped by MC Metals, Glasgow, in 1990.
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