Diesel multiple unit
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A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.
Transmission
The diesel engine drives the train through a transmission system. The transmission system may be:
- Mechanical, using a gearbox (diesel-mechanical)
- Hydraulic, using a torque converter (diesel-hydraulic)
- Electric, using a generator to power traction motors (diesel-electric)
Diesel Multiple Unit Media
A JNR Class KiHa40 in use for Erimo Express service, Hokkaido, Japan
An IE 29000 Class diesel multiple unit on a western commuter service at Dublin Connolly Rail station, Ireland
A British Rail Class 185 diesel hydraulic multiple unit operated by TransPennine Express at Manchester Piccadilly station, United Kingdom
One of the underfloor diesel engines with hydraulic transmission under a car of JR Shikoku 2700 series DMU
DMU 7023 at Zagreb Central Station
Motorový vůz 810, oblast stanice Libuň
ČD Class 814, Mladějov, Jičín District
Romanian Class 77 Malaxa DMU in Câmpulung Moldovenesc in 2006
