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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.
Two ICE 2 trains operating in multiple-unit train control in Bielefeld, Germany. Multiple-unit train control, sometimes abbreviated to multiple-unit or MU, is a method of simultaneously controlling all the traction equipment in a train from a single location—whether it is a multiple unit comprising a number of self-powered passenger cars or a set of locomotives—with only a control signal ...
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The WDM-2 locomotives from serial numbers around 17788 to 17890 were fitted with full-width short hoods with the intention of improving visibility for drivers. [27] These are unofficially termed 'Jumbos' by crew and rail fans. [28] WDM-2 #17722 and #17748 are rumored to be the prototypes of the jumbo class but differ slightly from other Jumbos.
Class 205, no. 205032 at London Bridge on 15 August 2003, with a service to Uckfield.This unit is now preserved on the Caledonian Railway.. The British Rail Class 205 diesel-electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh from 1957 to 1962, and in service for 47 years from BR Southern Region to Connex South Central and finally to the Southern franchise.
The SI unit of electrical current. Ampère's circuital law The mathematical relation between the integral of the magnetic field over some closed curve to the current passing through the region bound by the curve. Ampère's force law The mathematical relation between the force between two current carrying conductors and the current flowing in them.
4 ton/5 ton Used Dorman 2RB engine. Designation changed to 20/36 hp in 1932. Petrol 25/35 4 ton A more powerful heavy-weight locomotive built for use by contractors from 1930-1937. Diesel 65/85 10 ton An advanced heavy-weight locomotive built in 1932, it proved unreliable and the only model produced was scrapped at the works during WWII. Diesel ...