LMS Karrier Ro-Railer

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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Karrier Ro-Railer was a British experimental road-rail (rail)bus built by Karrier in 1931. Its road registration was UR7924. Based on a Karrier Chaser bus with Cravens bodywork, it could run on the road on tyres or on standard gauge track. It had a 6-cylinder petrol engine.

Initially used on the Nickey Line, a branch line running from Hemel Hempstead to Harpenden,The "Ro-Railer". The Times, Friday, 23 January 1931; pg. 11; Issue 45728 it was transferred to Stratford-on-Avon in 1932 for services from Stratford Old Town railway station to the Welcombe Hotel. The front axle broke after only a few weeks service. Finally it became a vehicle used to transport track ballast on the West Highland Line.L A Summers, British Railways Steam 1948–1970, Amberley Publishing, Stroud, 2014. {{ISBN|9781445634685}}