This is a list of British Rail diesel multiple-unit train classes.
For a historical overview of diesel
multiple unit
A multiple-unit train or simply multiple unit (MU) is a self-propelled train composed of one or more carriages joined together, which when coupled to another multiple unit can be controlled by a single driver, with multiple-unit train contr ...
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British railcars and diesel multiple units
Diesel multiple units and railcars are trains, usually with passenger accommodation, that do not require a locomotive. Railcars can be single cars, while in multiple units cars are marshalled together with a driving position either end. , 23 perc ...
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Pre-nationalisation designs
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GWR railcars
In 1933, the Great Western Railway introduced the first of what was to become a very successful series of diesel railcars, which survived in regular use into the 1960s, when they were replaced with the new British Rail "first generation" type ...
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LMS railcars
First Generation
Early BR DMUs (79xxx series)
TOPS classes
Second generation
Lightweight railcars
Pacers
Sprinters
Turbos
Networker
Turbostar
Coradias
Desiro
Civity
Diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs)
Southern Region DEMUs
Second Generation
Voyager-style express DEMUs
High-speed trains
See also
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List of British Rail electric multiple unit classes
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British Rail coach type codes
British Railways coach designations were a series of letter-codes used to identify different types of coaches, both passenger carrying and non-passenger carrying stock (NPCS). The code was generally painted on the end of the coach but non-gangway ...
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British Rail diesel multiple unit classes