Why do trains drive on the left side?

There are countries where trains drive on the left side, and there are ones where trains drive on the right side. read more

There are countries where trains drive on the left side, and there are ones where trains drive on the right side. And there are countries where trains drive on the left and right side, depending on the safety equipment on particular lines or current traffic. Because for trains it doesn’t really matter that much. read more

The United States probably favors right hand running because the engineer’s (driver’s) seat is on the right side of the locomotive cab, and most signals are on that side of the train. Also, vehicles on roadways drive on the right hand side, so it may be a carryover from that. read more

French SNCF trains have left hand running because the first railway in France was built by British engineers. The RER is part of the SNCF whereas the Metro in owned and run by the City council. Most municipal tramways in France have right hand runnning. read more

There are countries where trains drive on the left side, and there are ones where trains drive on the right side. And there are countries where trains drive on the left and right side, depending on the safety equipment on particular lines or current traffic. read more