Swift RoadRailers

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A RoadRailer is a trailer or semi-trailer that can be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allows trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies. The advantage of using roadrailers is their ability to be used directly behind other freight (or even passenger) equipment without the use of trailer flatcars.

This item includes 10 Roadrailer cars which has been run very infrequently since purchased new.  All 10 run effortlessly as seen in a video below that was prepared for this sale item.  An extra and rare Deluxe Innovations Roadrailer coupler mate rail bogie is included free. Many plastic part options for the trailers are included.  Asking price for this item is $370.

Click this video link to see these cars pulled by a loco on my layout: Swift Roadrailer 10 car. mp4

Roadrailers have been used in:

• United States, where they still remain in use.
• British Rail introduced RoadRailers on the East Coast Main Line between London, Newcastle and Edinburgh in 1964.
• Australian National commenced operating a trial RoadRailer service on the Adelaide to Alice Springs line in August 1990. However a permanent service did not begin until 1993 with the introduction of an Adelaide to Perth service in a joint venture with National Rail under the Trailerail brand. Contractual difficulties saw the service cease until resuming in November 1994.  It was extended to Melbourne in November 1995.
• Austria
• Brazil
• Canada on Canadian National, previously run on Canadian Pacific.
• New Zealand tried their use experimentally, but ultimately discontinued them.
• Indian Railways introduced in October 2018 between Tamil Nadu and Palwal.