You can’t really see it in this picture but the brocade the gold parts of the DMus gown are made of is fucking incredible
November 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
You can’t really see it in this picture but the brocade the gold parts of the DMus gown are made of is fucking incredible
Worth trading up for a DMus
November 8, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Worth trading up for a DMus
I do think the DMus gown is a bit more striking (but definitely accept Jerry's toy car vibe)
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November 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I do think the DMus gown is a bit more striking (but definitely accept Jerry's toy car vibe)
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Today's #BRNostalgia shows the most successful of The 1st generation DMUs that could be found all around the UK. A Metro-Cammell Class 101 (still with 1st class) is seen at #Norwich in 1989. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p651486993/e... #Railways #Photography #nostalgia
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November 8, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Today's #BRNostalgia shows the most successful of The 1st generation DMUs that could be found all around the UK. A Metro-Cammell Class 101 (still with 1st class) is seen at #Norwich in 1989. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p651486993/e... #Railways #Photography #nostalgia
It is. SMART's are also pretty bad DMUs compared to modern battery-assist DMUs.
November 6, 2026 at 12:25 AM
It is. SMART's are also pretty bad DMUs compared to modern battery-assist DMUs.
Take a look back at our Honorary Conferring ceremony last week, as we celebrated the achievements of four exemplary individuals: David Begg (LLD), Donnacha Dennehy (DMus), Laura Patricia Zuntini de Izarra (DLitt) and John McCourt (DLitt).
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NUI Honorary Conferring 2026
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November 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Take a look back at our Honorary Conferring ceremony last week, as we celebrated the achievements of four exemplary individuals: David Begg (LLD), Donnacha Dennehy (DMus), Laura Patricia Zuntini de Izarra (DLitt) and John McCourt (DLitt).
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That’s a fully electrified railroad, right? Much harder to do this with extremely slow DMUs.
November 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
That’s a fully electrified railroad, right? Much harder to do this with extremely slow DMUs.
They’re bad against modern DMUs even without battery assistance. These have a starting acceleration of 20% of an EMU, whereas a modern DMU can do about 80%.
November 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
They’re bad against modern DMUs even without battery assistance. These have a starting acceleration of 20% of an EMU, whereas a modern DMU can do about 80%.
Celebrating excellence, achievement and impact 👏
Last Thursday, NUI was delighted to award honorary degrees to four exceptional individuals: David Begg (LLD), Donnacha Dennehy (DMus), Laura P.Z. de Izarra (DLitt) and John McCourt (DLitt).
Last Thursday, NUI was delighted to award honorary degrees to four exceptional individuals: David Begg (LLD), Donnacha Dennehy (DMus), Laura P.Z. de Izarra (DLitt) and John McCourt (DLitt).
November 10, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Celebrating excellence, achievement and impact 👏
Last Thursday, NUI was delighted to award honorary degrees to four exceptional individuals: David Begg (LLD), Donnacha Dennehy (DMus), Laura P.Z. de Izarra (DLitt) and John McCourt (DLitt).
Last Thursday, NUI was delighted to award honorary degrees to four exceptional individuals: David Begg (LLD), Donnacha Dennehy (DMus), Laura P.Z. de Izarra (DLitt) and John McCourt (DLitt).
Funny enough Siemens did actially originally bid to build the DMUs for SMART (and EMUs for RTD!) vergarastudio.com/index.php/pr...
» Siemens SMART Exterior Livery Vergara Studio
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November 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Funny enough Siemens did actially originally bid to build the DMUs for SMART (and EMUs for RTD!) vergarastudio.com/index.php/pr...
That too. Though I would have thought that if you're coupling two DMUs together each with their own power it shouldn't affect acceleration that much
November 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
That too. Though I would have thought that if you're coupling two DMUs together each with their own power it shouldn't affect acceleration that much
I don’t know if they have enough DMUs to run 3 car trains everywhere, especially with more expansions being added.
Unfortunately the manufacturer exited the US market so they can’t buy any more of them and would have to bid out for something different.
Unfortunately the manufacturer exited the US market so they can’t buy any more of them and would have to bid out for something different.
November 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I don’t know if they have enough DMUs to run 3 car trains everywhere, especially with more expansions being added.
Unfortunately the manufacturer exited the US market so they can’t buy any more of them and would have to bid out for something different.
Unfortunately the manufacturer exited the US market so they can’t buy any more of them and would have to bid out for something different.
The new trains are very quiet in operation, fair play. All the valleys people who got used to shouting over the noise of DMUs under power will be in for a shock. And kids will be able to use their indoor voices. Not that there's any fear of that happening, of course.
November 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The new trains are very quiet in operation, fair play. All the valleys people who got used to shouting over the noise of DMUs under power will be in for a shock. And kids will be able to use their indoor voices. Not that there's any fear of that happening, of course.
At Kidderminster Town today, the @networkrail 153 was briefly seen with the SVR 108/101 DMUs arriving from Bridgnorth providing an interesting contrast between first and second generation railcar technology.
November 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
At Kidderminster Town today, the @networkrail 153 was briefly seen with the SVR 108/101 DMUs arriving from Bridgnorth providing an interesting contrast between first and second generation railcar technology.
I want to meet the Taiwanese model railroaders running Steiermarkbahn 5047 DMUs on their layout
November 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I want to meet the Taiwanese model railroaders running Steiermarkbahn 5047 DMUs on their layout
@bigmoodenergy.bsky.social For the fourth time in my urbanism career, I've found need to quote your landmark original youtube series, the Failures and Success of Great American Transit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn2p...
Modeling US DMUs, Part 8: eBART
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November 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM
@bigmoodenergy.bsky.social For the fourth time in my urbanism career, I've found need to quote your landmark original youtube series, the Failures and Success of Great American Transit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn2p...
Europe, Australia and others run DMUs on all sorts of services just fine, are they as good as an EMU of course not but those aren’t always realistic options
If we had more regional and rural rail left there would absolutely been modern DMUs
If we had more regional and rural rail left there would absolutely been modern DMUs
October 27, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Europe, Australia and others run DMUs on all sorts of services just fine, are they as good as an EMU of course not but those aren’t always realistic options
If we had more regional and rural rail left there would absolutely been modern DMUs
If we had more regional and rural rail left there would absolutely been modern DMUs
Sorry you have to suffer extreme speed restrictions of a rapid transit excuse that is UP Express DMUs : (
October 27, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Sorry you have to suffer extreme speed restrictions of a rapid transit excuse that is UP Express DMUs : (
I'll admit to not looking carefully at first, but I thought that was an AB6. I had no idea the Rock Island trialed Italian DMUs back in the late 70s. Thank you for providing an awesome rabbit hole to explore!
October 28, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I'll admit to not looking carefully at first, but I thought that was an AB6. I had no idea the Rock Island trialed Italian DMUs back in the late 70s. Thank you for providing an awesome rabbit hole to explore!
@ironica.bsky.social Metrolink's diesel locomotive-hauled push-pull sets average 1.8 mph/s acceleration and 90-minute off-peak headways. Shifting to lightweight Stadler Flirt DMUs/EMUs cuts crew costs by 45% and turns dead suburban slots into 20-minute pulses.
If you live in Southern California, and you've never ridden Metrolink, you should try it. Soon.
Because it's collapsing.
It was built out as commuter rail, but with changing commute patterns over time, ridership just isn't there anymore. 1/2
Because it's collapsing.
It was built out as commuter rail, but with changing commute patterns over time, ridership just isn't there anymore. 1/2
October 29, 2026 at 6:45 AM
@ironica.bsky.social Metrolink's diesel locomotive-hauled push-pull sets average 1.8 mph/s acceleration and 90-minute off-peak headways. Shifting to lightweight Stadler Flirt DMUs/EMUs cuts crew costs by 45% and turns dead suburban slots into 20-minute pulses.
I have found a bunch of old photos I took on a very early smartphone back in 2012. I wish to share them with you.
We will start with an apparent trip to Sheffield and the GCR.
We will start with an apparent trip to Sheffield and the GCR.
October 27, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I have found a bunch of old photos I took on a very early smartphone back in 2012. I wish to share them with you.
We will start with an apparent trip to Sheffield and the GCR.
We will start with an apparent trip to Sheffield and the GCR.
That's one of my favorite parts of automated trains and perhaps their most fun feature. (or even just normal EMU/DMUs with split vestibules and cabs)
October 27, 2026 at 1:10 AM
That's one of my favorite parts of automated trains and perhaps their most fun feature. (or even just normal EMU/DMUs with split vestibules and cabs)
Crucially those Euro DMUs were of course not FRA compatible and only operating here under extensive waivers.
Meanwhile we gave Rader and later Colorado Railcar inordinate sums of money to force a totally unnecessary, hideously expensive DMU into service and claimed it was an alternative to LRT.
Meanwhile we gave Rader and later Colorado Railcar inordinate sums of money to force a totally unnecessary, hideously expensive DMU into service and claimed it was an alternative to LRT.
October 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Crucially those Euro DMUs were of course not FRA compatible and only operating here under extensive waivers.
Meanwhile we gave Rader and later Colorado Railcar inordinate sums of money to force a totally unnecessary, hideously expensive DMU into service and claimed it was an alternative to LRT.
Meanwhile we gave Rader and later Colorado Railcar inordinate sums of money to force a totally unnecessary, hideously expensive DMU into service and claimed it was an alternative to LRT.