driving trailer en · NOUN
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| driving trailers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
motor coach · power car · driving van trailer · trailer car