Push–pull Train
Push–pull is a mode of operation for locomotive-hauled trains allowing them to be driven from either end.
A push–pull train has a locomotive at one end of the train, connected via some form of remote control, such as multiple-unit train control, to a vehicle equipped with a control cab at the other end of the train. This second vehicle may be another locomotive, or an unpowered control car.
In the UK and some other parts of Europe, the control car is referred to as a Driving Trailer (or Driving Van Trailer (DVT) where there is no passenger accommodation); in the USA and Canada, they are called cab cars.
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