回かい送そう電でん車しゃ

noun

out-of-service train; deadhead train

Refers to a train (or by extension a bus) being moved without passengers, typically to a depot or another station. The term is most natural for rail vehicles; for buses, 回送バス is also common.

• ホームに回かい送そう電でん車しゃが入はいってきた。

  An out-of-service train pulled into the platform.

• 回かい送そう電でん車しゃは乗じょう客きゃくを乗のせずに車しゃ庫こへ戻もどる。

  The deadhead train returns to the depot without passengers.