Push-pull

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004593",
  "term": "Push-pull",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A mode of train operation where the locomotive remains at one end of the train for travel in both directions. When the locomotive is at the front, it pulls the train; for the return journey, the driver controls the locomotive remotely from a cab in the rearmost passenger car, which pushes the train. This method avoids the need to reposition the locomotive at terminal stations.",
  "synonyms": [
    "push-and-pull"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Doppeltraktion",
    "es": "push-pull",
    "fr": "réversible"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/push-pull/"
}