Metro-Cammell DMU

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The Metro Cammell DMU is a diesel locomotive in Project 1000.

Statistics and information

Four livery variations, based on date built and last service.  Cargo variants not shown.
Type: Diesel Railcar
Introduction: 1955
Withdrawal: 2000
Speed: 70mph
Power: 300hp
Weight: 32t
Tractive Effort: 40kN
Capacity: 20 Passengers and 10 bags of Mail; refittable to any express cargo.
Replaces: AEC Railcar, AEC Railbus, 2-6-0 Mickey, 0-6-0 Pannier
Replaced By: Super Sprinter DMU

The Metro Cammell DMU comes as a single "bubblecar", with cabs on both ends, when bought. Place a second one in the train to make them single-ended. A typical real-world consist would be two Metro Cammell DMUs with a standard passenger or mail car between them.

Prototype information

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First generation DMUs made a big change to the railway scene from the mid 1950s on. Replacing smaller locomotive-hauled trains and older railbusses, their low running costs made less-trafficked lines viable again.

Similar locomotives

The model in PJ1K is a Class 101, the first and best-known of the early DMUs, but it can stand for any of the first-generation units.

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