BEMU

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BEMU (plural BEMUs)

  1. (rail transport) Initialism of battery-electric multiple unit.
    • 2023 August 23, Mel Holley, “Network News: ... while Chiltern Railways targets low-emissions stock”, in RAIL, number 990, page 7:
      With its Networker Class 165 diesel multiple units [] now 30 years old, Chiltern issued two procurement notices in September 2022 for "between 30 and 70 existing or converted BEMUs" with a circa £200m contract value. A second notice, also for 30-70 units, called for new BEMUs with a circa £400m contract value.