engine driver

mainly British a person who drives a railway locomotive; train driver

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When in 1863 the engine-driver and fireman of a luggage train were fined 15s.

Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. II (of IV),--1857-1874 |Charles L. Graves
The engine-driver looked down upon him very sternly, and said, 'Now tell the truth; what were you put in prison for?'

The Wind in the Willows |Kenneth Grahame
The conductor noticed me gazing at the portly form of the engine-driver, who had just jumped off.

The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2) |Harry Furniss
Our engine-driver promptly shut off his steam, and we slid almost noiselessly out of sight of sky and sea into a cutting.

The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 |Various

The guard was pensioned for life: the engine-driver was promoted.

King John of Jingalo |Laurence Housman