Driving Van Trailer 82205 Flying Scotsman
Close up of Driving Van Trailer (DVT) 82205 as operated by East Coast Railways in 'Flying Scotsman' livery at the buffers at King's Cross Station in London (UK).
This Edinburgh- Kings Cross service was our train back to London from Darlington.
The powerless DVT resembles a locomotive on purpose so when a 'push-pull' train is operating in 'push' mode it does not appear to be travelling backwards. The vehicles have no passenger accommodation due to rules in place at the time of construction that prohibited passengers in the leading vehicles of trains capable of more than 100 miles per hour.
The driver in the DVT uses a time division multiplexing system (TDM) to send commands to the locomotive at the other end. On the East Coast Main Line the Class 91 push pull locomotives are always at the 'country' end of the train.
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Driving Van Trailer 82205 Flying Scotsman
Close up of Driving Van Trailer (DVT) 82205 as operated by East Coast Railways in 'Flying Scotsman' livery at the buffers at King's Cross Station in London (UK).
This Edinburgh- Kings Cross service was our train back to London from Darlington.
The powerless DVT resembles a locomotive on purpose so when a 'push-pull' train is operating in 'push' mode it does not appear to be travelling backwards. The vehicles have no passenger accommodation due to rules in place at the time of construction that prohibited passengers in the leading vehicles of trains capable of more than 100 miles per hour.
The driver in the DVT uses a time division multiplexing system (TDM) to send commands to the locomotive at the other end. On the East Coast Main Line the Class 91 push pull locomotives are always at the 'country' end of the train.
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