ŽS series 812

ŽS series 812
A Serbian Railways 812 unit
Manufacturer	DUEWAG (Germany)
Built at	GOŠA (Serbia)
Constructed	1955 (1959 GOŠA)
Entered service	1955 - present
Number built	270
Operator(s)	Yugoslav Railways Serbian Railways
Specifications
Car length	13.95 m (45 ft 9 in)
Maximum speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Weight	18.9 t (18.6 long tons; 20.8 short tons)
Prime mover(s)	Diesel
Power output	110 kW (150 hp)
Transmission	Hydraulic
UIC classification	1A+2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge

ŽS series 812 (former JŽ series 812) is a diesel motor railbus operated by Serbian Railways. Originally it is German Uerdingen railbus produced by GOŠA for Yugoslav Railways (JŽ).^[1]

History

In the early 1950s Yugoslav Railways have decided to import a large number of diesel multiple units for traffic on local railway lines. Decision has been made on Uerdinger Schienenbus VT 95 series. Firs multiple units in red livery have arrived in 1955, and by 1959 there were 40 of them in service. Having performed well in service it was decided to purchase the license for mass production. The production started at GOŠA wagon factory from Smederevska Palanka and first domestic-made railbuses have been delivered to Yugoslav Railways in silver livery. Totally 270 diesel multiple units were produced by GOŠA until 1969, which contributed to the replacement of steam locomotives in local passenger traffic.

Name

The official name of VT 95 series with Yugoslav Railways was JŽ series 812. In the 1A+2 configuration when two motor cars are connected so one is pulling another as wagon, the DMU is known as JŽ 812/816. This configuration is basic but it was rarely used due the small number of passengers.

The first nickname was "Silver Arrow" (Serbo-Croatian: Srebrna strela/ Сребрна стрела) due it's silver livery. It was so much faster than the old steam locomotives, the railwaymen nicknamed it "Rabbit" (Serbo-Croatian: Zec/ Зец). But due its German origin, it is nicknamed by passengers as Schienenbus (Serbo-Croatian: Šinobus/ Шинобус), which is widely known among the people of former Yugoslavia.

Service

Today Šinobus is still operated by Serbian Railways (ŽS) on several local lines, mainly in Vojvodina. Due their age, ŽS class 812 is being replaced by the new ŽS series 711 diesel multiple units.^[2] There are some 30 railbuses in inventory but only 5 or 6 are operational.

Number of JŽ series 812 have been operated by Croatian Railways (HŽ) as HŽ series 7221 but they are no longer in service.

It stands for one of the most popular railway vehicles in the former Yugoslavia.

Gallery

Šinobus at its terminal station Kanjiža.
Series 812 railbus at Horgoš station, Serbia.
Šinobus on Ruma-Šabac line. Šinobus has been replaced on this line with series 711 DMU.
ŽS series 812 next to ŽS series 441 at Ruma.
ŽS series 812/816 at Zrenjanin depot.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to ŽS 812.

SINOBUS - The only website dedicated to the DMU 812

Rolling stock of the Serbian Railways

Steam locomotives	JŽ 01 JŽ 33 JŽ 51

Diesel locomotives	ŽS 621 ŽS 641 ŽS 642 ŽS 643 ŽS 645 ŽS 661 ŽS 664 ŽS 666 ŽS 734

Electric locomotives	ŽS 441 ŽS 444 ŽS 461

DMUs	ŽS 710 ŽS 711 ŽS 712 ŽS 812

EMUs	ŽS 412 ŽS 413

Rolling stock of Serbia (wikimedia commons images) see also predecessor Yugoslav Railways (JŽ), Rolling stock of the Yugoslav Railways

Rolling stock of the Yugoslav Railways

Steam locomotives	JŽ 01 JŽ 02 JŽ 03 JŽ 04 JŽ 05 JŽ 06 JŽ 07 JŽ 08 JŽ 09 JŽ 10 JŽ 11 JŽ 16 JŽ 17 JŽ 18 JŽ 20 JŽ 21 JŽ 22 JŽ 23 JŽ 24 JŽ 25 JŽ 26 JŽ 27 JŽ 28 JŽ 29 JŽ 30 JŽ 31 JŽ 32 JŽ 33 JŽ 35 JŽ 36 JŽ 37 JŽ 38 JŽ 50 JŽ 51 JŽ 52 JŽ 53 JŽ 60 JŽ 61 JŽ 62 JŽ 73 JŽ 83 JŽ 85 JŽ 99 JŽ 101 JŽ 102 JŽ 103 JŽ 104 JŽ 105 JŽ 106 JŽ 107 JŽ 108 JŽ 109 JŽ 110 JŽ 111 JŽ 112 JŽ 113 JŽ 114 JŽ 115 JŽ 116 JŽ 117 JŽ 118 JŽ 120 JŽ 121 JŽ 122 JŽ 123 JŽ 124 JŽ 125 JŽ 126 JŽ 127 JŽ 128 JŽ 129 JŽ 130 JŽ 131 JŽ 132 JŽ 133 JŽ 134 JŽ 135 JŽ 136 JŽ 137 JŽ 138 JŽ 139 JŽ 140 JŽ 141 JŽ 142 JŽ 143 JŽ 144 JŽ 145 JŽ 146 JŽ 147 JŽ 148 JŽ 150´ JŽ 150´´ JŽ 151 JŽ 152 JŽ 153 JŽ 154 JŽ 155´ JŽ 155´´ JŽ 156 JŽ 157 JŽ 158 JŽ 159 JŽ 160 JŽ 161 JŽ 162 JŽ 163

Electric locomotives	JŽ 341 JŽ 342 JŽ 361 JŽ 362 JŽ 363 JŽ 441 JŽ 442 JŽ 443 JŽ 444 JŽ 461 JŽ 462

Diesel locomotives	JŽ 641 JŽ 642 JŽ 643 JŽ 644 JŽ 645 JŽ 646 JŽ 661 JŽ 662 JŽ 663 JŽ 664 JŽ 665 JŽ 666 JŽ 667 JŽ 720 JŽ 731 JŽ 732 JŽ 733 JŽ 734 JŽ 741 JŽ 742 JŽ 743 JŽ 744 JŽ 761

Electric multiple units	JŽ 310 JŽ 311 JŽ 312 JŽ 314 JŽ 410 JŽ 411 JŽ 412

Diesel multiple units	JŽ 610 JŽ 611 JŽ 710 JŽ 711 JŽ 712 JŽ 713 JŽ 801 JŽ 802 JŽ 811 JŽ 812

Works vehicles	JŽ 813

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