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Nitpick: self-propelling cars are not a distinguishing property for light rail. Some modern high speed trains use self-propelling cars[0]. [0] https://en.wikip

Nitpick: self-propelling cars are not a distinguishing property for light rail. Some modern high speed trains use self-propelling cars[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_Velaro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_Velaro

twic 9y ago
The technical term is "electric multiple unit", and it's becoming the default for high-speed trains use them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit#Examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit#Example... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_395 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_395 High speed aside, in the UK, i think pretty much all inner and outer suburban main-line trains are electric or diesel multiple units (eg if you get a train from London to Cambridge that takes 45 minutes, that's an EMU). According to some random report i found on wikipedia [1], in 2011 there were 1248 locomotive-hauled carriages, 2892 DMU carriages, and 8046 EMU carriages. I could tell you a great many more particulars but suppose that you are tired of it by this time. [1] http://archive.nr.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/network/working%20group%203%20-%20passenger%20rolling%20stock%20and%20depots/network%20rus%20-%20passenger%20rolling%20stock.pdf http://archive.nr.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/r...
- isostatic 9y ago
  Loco hauled are very rare - HSTs from the 70s mainly being replaced on GWR mainline, a little use on WCML and cross country 2 or 3 sets?) and I think the east coast does them too. And Eurostar of course. Aside from those it's freight and the sleepers isn't it?
  - takno 9y ago
    If you're counting HSTs then everything on the east coast, plus great Eastern main line, the sleepers, East Midlands HSTs, Chilterns trains, 4 xc sets, the new transpennine sets that are being built, a few Cumbrian coast services, and within a few weeks the great western pocket rocket HSTs and the scotrail ones. Less popular than they used to be, but very rare is overstating it a bit

twic 9y ago

The technical term is "electric multiple unit", and it's becoming the default for high-speed trains use them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit#Examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit#Example... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_395 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_395 High speed aside, in the UK, i think pretty much all inner and outer suburban main-line trains are electric or diesel multiple units (eg if you get a train from London to Cambridge that takes 45 minutes, that's an EMU). According to some random report i found on wikipedia [1], in 2011 there were 1248 locomotive-hauled carriages, 2892 DMU carriages, and 8046 EMU carriages. I could tell you a great many more particulars but suppose that you are tired of it by this time. [1] http://archive.nr.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/network/working%20group%203%20-%20passenger%20rolling%20stock%20and%20depots/network%20rus%20-%20passenger%20rolling%20stock.pdf http://archive.nr.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/r...

isostatic 9y ago
Loco hauled are very rare - HSTs from the 70s mainly being replaced on GWR mainline, a little use on WCML and cross country 2 or 3 sets?) and I think the east coast does them too. And Eurostar of course. Aside from those it's freight and the sleepers isn't it?
- takno 9y ago
  If you're counting HSTs then everything on the east coast, plus great Eastern main line, the sleepers, East Midlands HSTs, Chilterns trains, 4 xc sets, the new transpennine sets that are being built, a few Cumbrian coast services, and within a few weeks the great western pocket rocket HSTs and the scotrail ones. Less popular than they used to be, but very rare is overstating it a bit