Brake van

Brake van and guard's van are terms used mainly in the UK and Australia for a railway vehicle that has a hand brake which can be applied by the guard. The equivalent North American term is caboose but a British brake van and a caboose are very different in appearance because the former usually has only four wheels while the latter usually has bogies.

Brake Van Media

British Railways "standard" brake van
Preserved SR "Queen Mary" bogie brake van - most British brake vans had just four wheels and a rigid wheelbase. This one has all three side lamps visible.
A "toad" brake van of the Great Western Railway
Indian goods brake van with four wheels (BVZC)
Indian goods brake van with eight wheels (BVZI)
British Rail Mark 1 coach with passenger compartments (left) and brake / luggage area (right)

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