driving trailer

noun

driving trailer

noun

1

Rail transport, Railways, Transport An unpowered coach fitted with a driving cab and placed at one or both ends of a train.

The motor coaches will have no driving compartments, and the end vehicles of every unit will be driving trailers.1954 November, “Trains for Southend Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 737:

Synonyms: autocoach
Related terms: driving van trailer, motor coach, power car, trailer car

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