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The first Budd-built stainless-steel passenger railcar was the Lafayette, built in 1932. The Lafayette used French Micheline rubber-tyre technology developed by French rubber tyre maker Michelin. Although this technology offered unprecedented ride smoothness, it was abandoned because it would not accommodate heavy loads and was also susceptible to... flat tyres...

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current	06:51, 27 August 2005	631×181 (15 KB)	Emdx (Talk \| contribs)	(The first Budd-built stainless-steel passenger railcar was the '''Lafayette''', built in 1932. The '''Lafayette''' used french Micheline rubber-tyre technolgy developped by French rubber tyre maker Michelin. Although this technology off)