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Does your railway serve "the middle of nowhere?"pic.twitter.com/aEyQWb0Gux
Would it be unrealistic to install catenary wire on it?pic.twitter.com/eUiDcsfNoH
If you answered yes to these questions: consider DMUs!pic.twitter.com/CuUI4nkuWw
These little guys have their own motive power from onboard diesel engines...pic.twitter.com/4u3PwIz0nR
...so they don't need to be dragged around by a heavy locomotive...pic.twitter.com/3pJXek5cz0
...but because they use diesel instead of electricity, they don't need heavy investments in catenary infrastructure either!pic.twitter.com/kUWkD9IieO
Ideal for quiet seasides, sleepy farm towns, winding mountain lines, and deep river gorgespic.twitter.com/PvIbmQErTp
You can use DMUs for longer trains and intercity expresses, too!pic.twitter.com/6DT8dpclbV
In the city, it's easy to install power sources along every bit of track--in the country, you have to bring your power source with you!pic.twitter.com/1nN8vOvvu7
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Annoying part of DMUs is the engine vibration is noticeable like a bus
it's waaay better than on a bus tho--noticeable, sure, but not as severe (also rails are nicer than asphalt)
Might depend on the DMUs; the Liverpool one I rode was rattling a lot. Newer ones better?
I rode one from Dorchester to Westbury...was kinda rattly but not terrible. Japanese ones were smoother tho, esp the limited expresses
Westbury? What Boston Line has them?
Dorchester and Westbury UK
I wonder what lies under the floor of a coach of a Bombardier Meridian (BR Class 222)- how do they fit so much in there?
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