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10 unusual facts about Diesel multiple unit


Balaghat Junction railway station

The Gondia-Balaghat section now operates Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) Trains.

British Rail corporate liveries

Originally, multiple units were also painted in all over Rail Blue, however the blue and grey coaching stock livery was eventually also applied to all gangwayed DMUs, EMUs and DEMUs from about 1980 onwards until the introduction of the new Sector liveries in the mid-1980s.

Calvert railway station

A single track of the former Great Central alignment through Quainton Road to Calvert remains open as far as the disused Varsity Line for occasional freight and DMU maintenance workings.

Hunstanton railway station

Most through services from Liverpool Street station were withdrawn from 1959, leaving Hunstanton with mainly a DMU service to and from King's Lynn.

Hyde Central railway station

Hyde Central is served by a half-hourly weekday & Saturday (until 19.00) DMU service either way between Manchester Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple.

Hyde North railway station

Hyde North is served by alternate services (hourly in each direction) DMU on the route between Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple (Mon-Fri).

Kamperlijntje

The line is operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (with DMUs of type Buffel) and is funded in part by the province of Overijssel and the municipalities of Zwolle and Kampen.

Louth railway station

A 5-car Diesel multiple unit formed a special into Louth on 20 December 1980; at the time, the only remaining track was into the bay platform No. 1.

Power car

Multiple units (diesel or electric) usually have a mix of power cars and trailers, often with one of each in a pair which can be coupled to other pairs to form a larger train; see e.g. New Zealand FP class electric multiple unit.

St Peter's Metro station

In order that a four-car DMU could fit the platform, a temporary platform extension was constructed at the northern end.


Cambridge railway station

This mainly uses Class 170 diesel multiple units with some services early in the morning and late evening using Class 153 or Class 156.

Moorswater railway station

The shed closed on 11 September 1961 after which the branch was worked by DMUs and British Rail Class 22 diesel locomotives.

Neu-Ulm–Kempten railway

Individual services, especially in the off-peak or additional peak hour services are operated by trains composed of Silberling carriages hauled by class 218 locomotives or diesel multiple units of class 612, 611 or 642.

Nuremberg–Cheb railway

Since the timetable change on 10 December 2006, the Franken-Sachsen-Express Interregio-Express service operates on the line, using class 612 diesel multiple units (DMUs), from Nuremberg via Bayreuth or Marktredwitz to Hof, continuing via Chemnitz to Dresden, replacing an InterCity service.

Parry People Movers

Since Central Trains had no Sunday service on the branch, the initiative was brought to test a PPM50 model at that time, with a view to replacing the Class 153 single-car Diesel Multiple Unit that previously worked the Branch with a unit with much lower operating costs.

ZF Ecomat

In addition to its use in road vehicles, the Ecomat transmission is also employed in the Class 172 lightweight diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains in service with various operators in Great Britain and in major refurbishments of ČD Class 842 in the Czech Republic.