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Motor coach (rail)
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A motor coach or motorcar is a self-propelled passenger rail vehicle also capable of hauling a train. With multiple unit train control, one operator can control several "motor coaches", possibly even
A 2100 kW motor coach of SOB at the head of a train in Wädenswil 2003
A 2100 kW motor coach of SOB at the head of a train in Wädenswil 2003
Two motor coaches of RhB in MU pulling the maximum allowed load of 140 t on the Bernina line
Two motor coaches of RhB in MU pulling the maximum allowed load of 140 t on the Bernina line
An old Bodensee-Toggenburg (Switzerland) motor coach pulling four coaches: not an EMU and not a railcar
An old Bodensee-Toggenburg (Switzerland) motor coach pulling four coaches: not an EMU and not a railcar
Electric motor coach of CEV (Switzerland) with driving trailer
Electric motor coach of CEV (Switzerland) with driving trailer
Electric multiple unit
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An electric multiple unit is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are
Motor coach (rail)
…electrified narrow gauge lines on the European continent often saw this form of operation. Many of these railways closed down, and many others changed to electric multiple units. However, a few lines in Switzerland, Italy and Austria still work with train consists hauled by motor coaches. It can be expected that the Bernina…
A 6-car Siemens Nexas EMU arrives at Seaford station on the up Frankston service in Melbourne, Australia.
A 6-car Siemens Nexas EMU arrives at Seaford station on the up Frankston service in Melbourne, Australia.
A DART 8500 class commuter EMU at Howth Junction railway station, Ireland.
A DART 8500 class commuter EMU at Howth Junction railway station, Ireland.
A Liverpool Overhead Railway carriage in the Museum of Liverpool. The first EMUs in 1893.
A Liverpool Overhead Railway carriage in the Museum of Liverpool. The first EMUs in 1893.
The prototype unit of JNR 201 series on public display at Harajuku Station in Tokyo, 1979. Next to it, a Yamanote Line's 103 series train can be seen
The prototype unit of JNR 201 series on public display at Harajuku Station in Tokyo, 1979. Next to it, a Yamanote Line's 103 series train can be seen passing through