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Actually you cant turn a train around because the train tracks are made to only go straight. But a train engine will go as well backwards as forwards. You can also turn a train engine on a turntable, which they have in shunting yards.
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∙ 10y agoThe same situation arises whether it is a single or a double track.
Electric and Diesel engines have a driver's cabin at each end so the train doesn't need to turn, the driver simply sits at whichever end is going forward.
Steam trains had a Turntable at each the end of the line and a section of track for the carriages to sit on whilst the Locomotive was turned around.
Many passenger trains either have a second engine at the other end, or a driving cab at the end of the last carriage. That way the train can travel equally in either direction.
Modern passenger trains are often 'multiple units'. There is no separate engine, the motors (electric or diesel) are spread along the underside of the train attached to the wheels, and there is a driving cab at either end. The train is symmetrical. High speed trains are like this (TGV etc.)
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