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Is it just me, or do others find the infobox a complete waste of space. For instance, under the "Technology" heading, it says "multiple unit train control" ... well what else did you expect under an article on multiple units!!!!! Canterberry 20:37, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
I just removed this image from the gallery, since this is not an EMU (note the lack of pantographs and the locomotive at the opposite end). Skabat169 14:54, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
"EMUs are also popular on commuter and suburban rail networks around the world due to their fast acceleration, pollution-free operation and quietness. Being quieter than DMU and Locomotive-drawn trains, EMUs can operate later at night and more frequently without disturbing residents living near the railway lines. In addition, tunnel design for EMU trains is simpler as provisions do not need to be made for diesel exhaust fumes."
It risks being labeled 'semantic', but I think in the interests of technical accuracy the distinction as what 'EMU' really means and therefore what an EMU really is should be recorded, hence my alteration to this passage. Regarding the Shinkansen, unless one or more entire trainsets were coupled together this sort of train could not be characterised as an EMU. Throttleer ( talk) 08:07, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
Are so many images needed - there is a link to commons. Sf5xeplus ( talk) 22:41, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
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The picture should be deleted from the examples of EMUs as these trains have two locomotives, one in each end. 17:14, 21 August 2012 (UTC) — Preceding
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It strikes me that this article is lacking any mention of LRV (Light Rail Vehicle) which here in America's 2nd oldest in-city transit system is often how proposals to add rolling stock assets to the MBTA's fleet would be referred to in news accounts. Quote from Light rail giving this observation... a certain official impetus:
The term light rail was coined in 1972 by the U.S. Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA; the precursor to the Federal Transit Administration) to describe new streetcar transformations that were taking place in Europe and the United States.
// Fra nkB 14:26, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
(Bearing in mind I don't know much about rail) Top right pic shows a locomotive pulling carriages. I thought the whole point of EMU is that it doesn't need a loco at front or rear. If this is correct, maybe another pic?
This section needs to be expanded Notabluebird ( talk) 02:32, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
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Is it just me, or do others find the infobox a complete waste of space. For instance, under the "Technology" heading, it says "multiple unit train control" ... well what else did you expect under an article on multiple units!!!!! Canterberry 20:37, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
I just removed this image from the gallery, since this is not an EMU (note the lack of pantographs and the locomotive at the opposite end). Skabat169 14:54, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
"EMUs are also popular on commuter and suburban rail networks around the world due to their fast acceleration, pollution-free operation and quietness. Being quieter than DMU and Locomotive-drawn trains, EMUs can operate later at night and more frequently without disturbing residents living near the railway lines. In addition, tunnel design for EMU trains is simpler as provisions do not need to be made for diesel exhaust fumes."
It risks being labeled 'semantic', but I think in the interests of technical accuracy the distinction as what 'EMU' really means and therefore what an EMU really is should be recorded, hence my alteration to this passage. Regarding the Shinkansen, unless one or more entire trainsets were coupled together this sort of train could not be characterised as an EMU. Throttleer ( talk) 08:07, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
Are so many images needed - there is a link to commons. Sf5xeplus ( talk) 22:41, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
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File:Class 450 Waterloo.jpg, has been nominated for deletion at
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The picture should be deleted from the examples of EMUs as these trains have two locomotives, one in each end. 17:14, 21 August 2012 (UTC) — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
90.191.157.29 (
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It strikes me that this article is lacking any mention of LRV (Light Rail Vehicle) which here in America's 2nd oldest in-city transit system is often how proposals to add rolling stock assets to the MBTA's fleet would be referred to in news accounts. Quote from Light rail giving this observation... a certain official impetus:
The term light rail was coined in 1972 by the U.S. Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA; the precursor to the Federal Transit Administration) to describe new streetcar transformations that were taking place in Europe and the United States.
// Fra nkB 14:26, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
(Bearing in mind I don't know much about rail) Top right pic shows a locomotive pulling carriages. I thought the whole point of EMU is that it doesn't need a loco at front or rear. If this is correct, maybe another pic?
This section needs to be expanded Notabluebird ( talk) 02:32, 12 July 2021 (UTC)