In Britain many modern electric passenger trains are made up of a fixed formation of coaches with a locomotive at one end and a guard’s van with driving compartment at the other.
Suurbritannias on paljude moodsate reisielektrirongide vagunid püsipaigutusega: vedur asetseb rongi ühes otsas, teises otsas on konduktori vagun ja juhikabiin.