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The early AC electric multiple units were referred to by a two-letter code. This was adapted for the DC third-rail system that was adopted by the Southern Railway, with units being given a three-letter code (sometimes two letters) prefixed by the number of cars in each unit, e.g. 4SUB for a four-car suburban unit.
A 6-car Siemens Nexas EMU arrives at Flinders Street station on the Upfield service in Melbourne, Australia. A DART 8500 class commuter EMU at Howth Junction railway station, Ireland. An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power.
EMUs were given six-digit unit numbers, the first three digits representing the class and the last three being a unique identifier. AC EMU class numbers begin with a '3', Southern Region third rail DC EMUs with a '4' and other DC EMUs with a '5'. [citation needed] In the late 1960s, the need for a new EMU design was recognised.
Second Generation EMU prototype - 4 car All Class 446: 2-Pep 1 Second Generation EMU prototype - 2 car Class 447: Never Built Proposed Battersea Bullet: Never built: Class 450: 4-Des 127 Siemens Desiro None Class 455: 137 54 Class 456: 24 All Class 457: 1 DC Networker prototype 1 Class 458: 5-Jop 36 Juniper: None Class 460: 8-Gat 8 Juniper ...
The PNR EM10000 class is an electric multiple unit commuter trainset that will be operated by the Philippine National Railways on the North–South Commuter Railway.Prior to the reveal of its numbering scheme in October 2021, the train was known as the PNR Sustina Commuter.
The emu (/ ˈ iː m juː /; Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a species of flightless bird endemic to Australia, where it is the tallest native bird. It is the only extant member of the genus Dromaius and the third-tallest living bird after its African ratite relatives, the common ostrich and Somali ostrich. The emu's native ranges cover most of the ...
An economic and monetary union (EMU) is a type of trade bloc that features a combination of a common market, customs union, and monetary union. Established via a trade pact, an EMU constitutes the sixth of seven stages in the process of economic integration. An EMU agreement usually combines a customs union with a common market.
ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of large flightless birds that has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary, and the only remaining species of emu. They are divided into either a single family, Casuariidae, or more typically two, with the emu splitting off into its own family, Dromaiidae.