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Multiple-unit train control
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This article is about the train control technology. For multiple unit vehicles, see Multiple unit.
Multiple-unit train control, sometimes abbreviated to multiple-unit or MU, is a method of simultaneously controlling all the traction equipment in a train from a single location—whether it is a multiple unit comprising a number of self-powered passenger cars or a set of locomotives—with only a control signal transmitted to each unit. This contrasts with arrangements where electric motors in different units are connected directly to the power supply switched by a single control mechanism, thus requiring the full traction power to be transmitted through the train.
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A set of vehicles under multiple unit control is referred to as a consist in the United States.[1]