X-Nico

unusual facts about multiple unit



Oberwinterthur railway station

There, the double-decker Zürich S-Bahn trains, and the Stadler Flirt und GTW multiple unit trains, are maintained.

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.


see also

AGV

Automotrice à grande vitesse, a high-speed multiple-unit train in France built by Alstom

B-series

Transperth B-series train, a type of electric multiple unit used by Transperth Trains in Perth, Western Australia

Bandel railway station

In 1950s EMU(Electric Multiple Unit) trains started running in between Howrah and Bandel.

Class 113

Class 113 - British diesel multiple unit, a version of the Class 112

Class 66

NSB Class 66, an electric multiple unit class used by Norwegian State Railways

E331

E331 series, an electric multiple unit (EMU) used for commuter services

KTM Class 81

All Komuter EMUs operate in multiple-unit formation, running from overhead single-phase 25 kV AC 50 Hz catenary supply, with two driving cars and 1 - 3 trailer cars in between.

KTM Komuter

All Komuter EMUs operate in multiple-unit formation, running from overhead single-phase 25kV AC 50 Hz catenary supply, with two driving cars and 1 - 3 trailer cars in between.

Lublin Airport

The connection to Lublin's main railway station is provided by modern EMU (Electric Multiple Unit), EN57AL series 3000.

Metro Transit rolling stock

The Blue Line's original first-generation fleet of 27 Flexity Swift LRVs was built by Bombardier; the Siemens "type II" LRVs are mechanically, but not electronically, compatible with the current fleet of 27 "type I" vehicles, so while the two generations will be able to run on the tracks at the same time and either type would be able to push a malfunctioning unit of the other type, multiple-unit consists may only be assembled of one type.