multiple unit

multiple unit

English

Noun

a two-car Class 158 diesel multiple unit

multiple unit (plural multiple units)

1. (rail transport) A train consisting of one or more self-propelled cars capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being controlled from one cab.
   • 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:

     Euston is so traditionally a part of the London scene that many will lament the passing of the old station when rebuilding is complete in readiness for the new electric service, which will probably be by multiple-units between Euston and Wolverhampton.

Hyponyms

• bubble car (UK, single car units only)

Derived terms

• diesel multiple unit (DMU)
• diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU)
• electric multiple unit (EMU)

Translations

train of self-propelled cars

Dutch: treinstel (nl) n Finnish: moottorijuna French: rame automotrice f German: Mehrfachtraktion f, Triebwagen (de) Norwegian: Bokmål: togsett n Nynorsk: togsett n Polish: zespół trakcyjny m

Further reading

• Multiple units on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• multiple unit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia