single-driver

English

Noun

single-driver (plural single-drivers)

1. (rail transport, British, obsolete) A steam locomotive with a single driving axle.

   Synonym: single

   • 1945 March and April, “Preserving Historic Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 64:

     A few such examples have been preserved, as is well known, such as one of the Stirling 8-ft. singles of the late Great Northern Railway, the Great Western 4-4-0 City of Truro, ex-Caledonian single-driver No. 123, the Brighton 0-4-2 Gladstone, and others.

Further reading

• Stephenson's Rocket, a very early single-driver.