The brake van (also known as the guard's van, van, goods brake or caboose in the US narration) is an important part of every goods train.
A brake van is added to the back of a goods train and a guard rides in it. Each brake van is equipped with a strong brake to assist with slowing and stopping the train. From here, the guard can keep an eye on the train in case of problems, such as hot axle boxes, or trucks becoming uncoupled while running.
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Locomotives | SR | Stepney* | Boxhill* | Bluebell and Primrose* | Adams* | Sir Archibald Sinclair* | Midas* |
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LNER | Gordon's Siblings* | Tornado | Flying Scotsman | Pretty Polly | Lemberg | Green Arrow* | Mallard* | Silver Jubilee* | Jimmy and Marcus* | Otto* | Clyde* | Hush | |
LMS | Reginald* | Bahamas* | Duchess of Hamilton* | Duchess** | Jerry* | Ajax* | Geoffrey | |
GWR | City of Truro | The Dukes* | King James I* | Iron Duke* | Earnest** | Herbert** | Cornwall** | Scott** | Jerome** | |
BR | Evening Star* | Class 40 | Old Stuck-Up* | David | Milton | Vulcan | British Railways Diesels | 10751* | Sid* | D5701* | Vicker* | BoCo's Siblings | Octavia* | Beverly and Jennifer* | |
NG | Talyllyn* | Dolgoch* | Douglas* | Prince* | River Irt | River Mite | Northern Rock | |
Other | The Coalbrookdale Locomotive | Midland Railway Engines* | The Highland Engines* | Workshop Engines | British Railways Steam Engines* | Scrapped Engines | Cromford* | Captain Baxter* | Alice | Stephenson's Rocket* | Novelty | Sans Pareil | Thomas* | Wilbert* | Alfred and Judy* | The Hunslet Diesels* | Eurostar | Other Real Locomotives | Puffing Billy | The Mainland Engines** | Timothy** | Penny** | Logan** | The Mainland Diesels** | Merlin** | Lexi** | Theo** | Hurricane** | Frankie** | |
Rolling Stock | Henrietta's Sister | Express Coaches | Thomas' Special Coach* | Plank Trucks | Troublesome Trucks | Flatbeds, Conflats and Well Wagons | Ladle Trucks | Brake Vans | |
Vehicles | North Star* | Mermaid Liverpool | Dilly** | Beresford** | Mitchell** | The Hawker Hurricane** | |
People | Elizabeth II | The Thin Clergyman | The Fat Clergyman | Dave Matthews | Adam | |
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