Multiple unit
A multiple-unit train or multiple unit (MU) is a self-propelled train. It has one or more carriages joined, which when joined to another multiple unit can be controlled by a single driver,[1] with multiple-unit train control.
Related pages
- Diesel multiple unit
- Electric multiple unit
- Power car
- Rail terminology
- Twin unit
References
- ↑ "Rulebook Master: Glossary of Railway Terminology, Train Working "Coupled in multiple - Traction units coupled to allow through controls by one driver"" (PDF). RSSB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
Notes
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- Martin, T. Commerford (1924). Kaempffert, Waldemar Bernhard (ed.). A Popular History of American Invention. Vol. 1. London; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 122–123. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via Internet Archive.