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Multiple unit

Passenger carriages, some with underfloor engines and Driving cabs, which are designed to couple together with others of similar type and be under the control of one driver.  A separate locomotive is not necessary.  Many trains on today's railways are multiple unit trains.  There are two main types of multiple unit train; a DMU (for Diesel powered Multiple Unit).