Dannish Trains

Some of Dannish (DSB's) trains give us great impact, since their design is very unique. However, these designs are lead from practical reasons. Nowadays, tube-like diesel cars (IC3) are exporeted to many countries, and short-body-united commutor trains are being introduced in Stockholm and Tokyo.
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DSB DMU MF/IC3DSB EMU ERDSB EMU ERS-tåg 2G
DSB DMU MF/IC3 DSB EMU ER DSB EMU ER S-tåg 2G
Twenty years ago, Dannish train network was splitted by many inner seas, and sometimes boats carried trains. A long express trains needed to be splited to fit into the boat, so they needed to have a pass-way door at the cabin. A unique design was developed to fulfill this requirement, and it has turned out to be a great success.
IC3 DMU is the origin of this design, and the same design was used in ER EMU.
ER is for short-distance trains, but it can be also mixed with IC3. ET EMU can run under two voltages to be used in internatinal services between Sweden. The major transport in Copenhagen is urban trains called S-tåg (pronounced like "es tow"). It has a regular timetable, and runs every 10 minutes. Rolling stocks are called like "Nth generation". Second generation stocks (MM-FU-MU-FS) were main force for a long time.
S-tåg 3G (FC-MC)S-tåg 4G (SA)DSB DMU MLDSB DMU MR
S-tåg 3G (FC-MC) S-tåg 4G (SA) DSB DMU ML DSB DMU MR
Fourth generation units have the most interesting structure among every commuter train in the world, since its length is only 8m and only have one axis in one car. Because of these tricks, it has achieved wide interior -- 3.5m. Comparing to other trains in Denmark, local DMUs are not very interesting, but they are comfortable.
DSB DMU MQCopenhagen MetroMetro Stations
DSB DMU MQ Copenhagen Metro Metro Stations
MQ has a low-flower part in its body, and is also characterized with very large windows. Surprisingly, Metro in copenhagen is the newest in Scandinavian countries... just opened in 2002. S-tåg network was considered to be enough, but it didn't have lines in the downtown. The Metro connects the city center and major stations. Trains are controlled automatically, and no conductors are in the trains.