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10604 served the people of West Bengal for almost five decades as the country’s last surviving rail bus before being taken off service in 2013.A rail bus is a passenger bus with an automotive engine for operation on railway tracks. It would take more than four hours to cover the distance,” said Vivek Seth, chief consultant, Heritage Transport Museum. It would operate on the 53-kilometres stretch from Ahmedpur to Katwa in West Bengal. “This rail bus is fitted with the Ashok Leyland diesel engine and typically pulled three-four coaches. The museum spent Rs 4.5 lakh to restore the rail bus in a span of six months..