BEMU

English

Noun

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.