driving van trailer

English

Noun

A Mark 4 Driving Van Trailer

driving van trailer (plural driving van trailers) abbreviated as DVT

1. (rail transport) a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive at the opposite end of a train.
   • 2019 October, “Grand Union targets '91s' to Stirling”, in Modern Railways, page 11:

     Grand Union proposes to use Class 91s hauling up to nine coaches and a driving van trailer to operate the service.

Synonyms

• control car
• driving trailer

See also

• driving luggage van

Further reading

• Driving Van Trailer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia