A Driving Van Trailer (DVT) is a British purpose-built control car railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate with a locomotive in push-pull formation from the opposite end of a train. A key benefit of operating trains with DVTs is the requirement for fewer locomotives; for example, a second locomotive would otherwise have to join at the ...

The British Rail Mark 4 is a class of passenger carriages built for use in InterCity 225 sets on the East Coast Main Line between King's Cross, Leeds and Edinburgh. Withdrawals began in 2019, with some being sold for further use with Transport for Wales between Cardiff and Holyhead.

Seating capacity is 422 (8-car set), the DVT (driving van trailer) is recognised as a carriage and the train is fully accessible to mobility-impaired customers. The DVT Features a Yellow front end to ensure visibility and has a compartment towards the rear to carry Mail and Luggage.

The locos were intended to run at up to 140 mile/h (225 km/h - hence the name IC225) with new Mk4 coaching stock in push-pull mode achieved by having a Driving Van Trailer (DVT) at the opposite end of the rake and a Time Division Multiplex (TDM) control system using dedicated screened through wiring.

These mods included changing the bogies' vertical and lateral dampers, alterations to the spring rates of the bogies and the fitting of inter-vehicle dampers.

The fatal accidents at Hatfield in 2000 and Great Heck in 2001 led to 11 coaches and one DVT being scrapped. All the remaining coaches were refurbished by Bombardier at Wakefield between 2003 and 2005, including new seats, carpets, lighting, plug sockets, Wi-Fi and various features to improve access for people with disabilities.

English: A Driving Van Trailer or DVT is a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive from the other end of a train. Trains operating with a DVT therefore do not require the locomotive to run round to the opposite end of the train. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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Built by Metro-Cammell for inclusion in the InterCity 225 sets, 32 Mk4 Driving Van Trailers (DVTs) were built with the bodyshell manufactured under sub-contract by Breda in Italy. Whilst they were designed to operate with Class 91 locomotives as part of the InterCity 225 set, Mk4 DVTs have also operated with Class 90 and Class 89 locomotives.