diesel-electric multiple unit family
C6337
concept
A diesel-electric multiple unit family is a group of closely related self-propelled rail vehicles that use onboard diesel engines to generate electricity for traction motors, sharing common design, components, and performance characteristics.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| diesel-electric multiple unit family canonical | 3 |
| family of diesel multiple units | 3 |
| British rail vehicle class | 2 |
| diesel multiple unit family | 2 |
| diesel multiple unit train family | 2 |
| A-train family rolling stock | 1 |
| Express Sprinter family | 1 |
| SNCF multiple unit class | 1 |
| diesel multiple unit railcar | 1 |
| family of diesel-electric multiple unit trains | 1 |
| family of multiple unit trains | 1 |
| family of multiple-unit trains | 1 |
| high-speed passenger train family | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: diesel-electric multiple unit family
Generated description
A diesel-electric multiple unit family is a group of closely related self-propelled rail vehicles that use onboard diesel engines to generate electricity for traction motors, sharing common design, components, and performance characteristics.
Instances (18)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Voyager family | family of multiple unit trains |
| Class 222 Meridian | British rail vehicle class |
|
Class 158 Express Sprinter
surface form:
British Rail Class 158
|
Express Sprinter family |
| Turbostar | diesel multiple unit family |
| British Rail first-generation DMUs | diesel multiple unit family |
| Sprinter | family of diesel multiple units |
| Networker | family of multiple-unit trains |
| Voyager trains | family of diesel-electric multiple unit trains |
| Bombardier Voyager family | — |
| British Rail Class 802 | A-train family rolling stock |
| Nippon Sharyo (additional DMUs) | diesel multiple unit railcar |
|
Class 360 electric multiple unit
surface form:
British Rail Class 360
|
British rail vehicle class |
| Coradia 1000 | diesel multiple unit train family |
|
Networker Turbo (Class 165/166)
surface form:
Networker Turbo
|
family of diesel multiple units |
| British Rail second-generation DMUs | family of diesel multiple units |
| Hitachi A-Train | — |
| Bombardier Turbostar multiple units | diesel multiple unit train family |
| SNCF Class B 83500 | SNCF multiple unit class |