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

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.

[Gloss-1] "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.

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