Brake van and guard's van are terms used mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and India for a railway vehicle equipped with a hand brake which can be applied by the guard. The equivalent North American term is caboose, but a British brake van and an American caboose are very different in appearance and use.
Brake van and guard's van are terms used mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and India for a railway vehicle equipped with a hand brake which can be applied by the guard. The equivalent North American term is caboose, but a British brake van and an American caboose are very different in appearance and use.
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