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A twin unit, twinset, or double unit is a set of two railroad Railway car or which are permanently coupled and treated as if they were a single unit. A twinset of cars or coaches can also be called a twin car. In US passenger railroad parlance, twin units are also known as married pairs.
On passenger railroads, light rail, and monorail services, married pairs may have machinery necessary for full operation of the cars split between them. Items that are typically shared include , , dynamic braking grids, cabs, current collectors, batteries, and . This provides significant savings in both cost of equipment and weight, which increases performance and decreases energy consumption. The Operating cost such a pair may be slightly higher when the extra car in such a pair is not needed to meet level-of-service demands at a particular time.
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