Multiple units

The BM71 is a type of electric multiple unit used by Flytoget for airport express trains on the Gardermobanen line in Norway. The trainsets are similar to the NSB BM73, but have three, rather than four carriages. The sixteen trainsets were built by ADtranz Strømmen between 1997 and 1998. ...more on Wikipedia about "BM71"

(British Rail brand names) * Passenger Serices ...more on Wikipedia about "British Rail brand names"

Sprinter (Class 15x) units carried the same last three digits as the last three digits of their carriage numbers in the 52xxx and 57xxx series. The 6xx series was reserved for use by the aborted Class 157 stock, and so instead was adopted for use by refurbished Class 143 (numbers 601-625) and 101 (numbers 651-695) units. Refurbished Class 117 and 122 units kept their Tyseley 3xx and Laira (Western Region) 1xx unit numbers respectively. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Rail Regional Multiple Unit Numbering"

At the end of the 1960s, British Railways adopted the Total Operations Processing System (TOPS), a computerised system developed by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the United States. All types of locomotive and multiple unit received a TOPS classification, but the first attempt at applying TOPS was soon modified. This page explains the first attempt at using TOPS and cross-refers the classes allocated with those adopted in the successful re-arrangement. An explanation of the final arrangements for TOPS classification may be found here. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Rail TOPS first arrangement"

Desiro is a brand name of modular trains manufactured by Siemens of Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "Desiro"

A diesel multiple unit (DMU) can be: ...more on Wikipedia about "Diesel multiple unit"

A Diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) is a type of railway vehicle. It is one variant of the diesel multiple unit (DMU). A DEMU consists of one or more railway cars, with at least one car containing a diesel generator and electric motors. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diesel-electric multiple unit" www.shortopedia.com never sleeps. shortopedia

In the United States, doodlebug was the common name for a self-propelled railroad car. Such a coach typically had a gasoline-powered engine which provided electricity to traction motors on the vehicle, which drove the axles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doodlebug (rail car)"

The Electrostar is an electric multiple-unit passenger train manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, formerly ADtranz. Since the privatisation of British Rail, it has become the most common new EMU in Britain, where different variants referred to as Class 357, Class 375, Class 376, and Class 377 are common on the high-volume routes around London and the South East. The closely-related Turbostar is in turn the most common post-privatisation diesel multiple unit. Most of the Electrostar fleet were assembled at Bombardier's Derby works. ...more on Wikipedia about "Electrostar"

Elektrichka ( , ; officially elektropoezd) is a Soviet and post-Soviet version of a short-distance (mostly suburban) passenger electric train. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elektrichka"

The Inter City 3 (IC3) is a Danish-built Diesel multiple unit train, built by ABB Scandia (which was later purchased by Adtranz, which itself was subsequently aquired by Bombardier Transportation). This train model has been operating in Europe since 1989. The number three in Inter City means that each train-set consists of three wagons. Danske Statsbaner, the Danish State Railways, runs 96 sets of IC3s. Multiple sets can be joined together to make even longer trains. ...more on Wikipedia about "IC3"

(List of British Rail classes) Small shunters under 350 hp (261 kW) ...more on Wikipedia about "List of British Rail classes"

The McKeen Motor Car Company was a builder of railroad motor cars ( railcars), constructing approximately 150 between 1905– 1917. Founded by William McKeen, the Union Pacific Railroad's Superintendent of Motive Power and Machinery, the company was essentially an offshoot of the Union Pacific and the first cars were constructed by the UP before McKeen leased shop space from them. The UP had asked him to develop a way of running small passenger trains more economically, and McKeen produced a design that was ahead of its time. Unfortunately, internal combustion engine technology was not, and the McKeen cars never found a truly reliable powerplant. ...more on Wikipedia about "McKeen Motor Car Company"

A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (" DMUs") or electric ("EMUs"), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Multiple unit"

The NSB BM69 is a type of electric multiple unit used by NSB for a variety of commuter trains on the Norwegian railway system, as well as a few medium distance and branch line trains. It is the most common type of trainset in Norway, although the newer NSB BM72 has also been introduced. All the trains were built by Strømmen. ...more on Wikipedia about "NSB BM69"

The NSB BM70 is a four-carriage electric multiple unit used by NSB for medium distance trains around Oslo. In particular they are used on Dovrebanen between Oslo and Lillehammer, on Vestfoldbanen and Gjøvikbanen. ...more on Wikipedia about "NSB BM70"

The NSB BM72 is one of the two types of electric multiple unit which is used by NSB for commuter traffic around Oslo and on Jærbanen between Stavanger and Sandnes. It was purchased as the next generation of commuter trains to replace some of the older NSB BM69 trainsets. Introduction of this class started in 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "NSB BM72"

The NSB BM73 is a four car electric multiple unit which are operated by Norges Statsbaner on long-haul and regional journeys. It is similar to the three-car BM71 EMUs operated by Flytoget. Formerly, these trains were branded as "Signatur" by the railway company and intended to run as high speed trains. ...more on Wikipedia about "NSB BM73"

The NSB BM92 is a diesel multiple unit manufactured by Duewag. It is used for commuter trains around Trondheim, on Meråkerbanen and occasionally on Rørosbanen. The train is not eqipped with as many amenities as the NSB BM93 which is used on longer services. ...more on Wikipedia about "NSB BM92"

The NSB BM93 is a 2-carriage diesel multiple unit used by NSB for passenger trains on unelectrified stretches of the Norwegian railway system, in particular Nordlandsbanen, Rørosbanen and Raumabanen. The trains are produced by Bombardier and are of the Talent type. ...more on Wikipedia about "NSB BM93"

Pacer is the operational name of the British class 140, 141, 142, 143 and 144 railbuses, built between 1984 and 1987. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pacer (train)" This article is made on shortopedia

A railcar is a self-propelled railroad vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach (carriage, car), with a driver's cab at each end. ...more on Wikipedia about "Railcar"

The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designations 6Pul, 6Cit and 6Pan to electric multiple units built to work the routes between London and Brighton, West Worthing and Eastbourne. None of these units survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated a TOPS class number. The 6Pul units were designated 6Cor until 1935 (the Cor designation was later used for 4Cor units). ...more on Wikipedia about "SR Class 6Pul"

(SR Multiple Unit Numbering and Classification) See Also: ...more on Wikipedia about "SR Multiple Unit Numbering and Classification"

The trains on the Berlin U-Bahn are split into two categories: Kleinprofil ("small profile", used by the U1, U2, U3 and U4) and Großprofil ("large profile", used by the U5, U6, U7, U8 and U9) lines. The names refer to the size of the train's coaches. Großprofil coaches have a width of 2.65 meters and a height of 3.40 meters, and Kleinprofil coaches are only 2.30 meters wide and 3.10 meters high. Technically speaking these are two distinct train networks. Both networks use the Normalspur with a track width of 1435 millimeters and use direct current at a voltage of 750 Volts. Because Großprofil and Kleinprofil use different types of power rails (Kleinprofil vehicles touch the power rail from above, Großprofil ones from below) the trains usually cannot operate on the same route. However, on the Nord-Süd-Bahn in the years between 1923 and 1927 and on the E line (today's U5) between 1961 and 1978, Kleinprofil trains with speciallly adapted power pickups ran on Grossprofil tracks. They were fitted with special wodden boards on the sides to close the gap between platform and train. These wooden boards were jokingly called Blumenbretter ("flower boards") by the Berlin population. ...more on Wikipedia about "Trains on the Berlin U-Bahn"

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