20-ton Goods Brake Van
- Made:
- 1933 in Derby railway works
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Brake Van, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 20-ton Goods Brake Van, No 295987, 1933.
A brake van is a railway vehicle equipped with a handbrake that can be applied by the guard. Many British freight trains did not have continuous brakes, so the only braking method was the locomotive or the brake van, which would usually be at the rear of the train. Goods brake vans differed from passenger brake vans, in that they were often open on both sides and did not have interior lighting. Once continuous braking was introduced brake vans were no longer necessary and were discontinued by many railways.
This London, Midland & Scottish Railway Diagram D1890 brake van was built at the company's Derby Works in 1933.
Details
- Category:
- Locomotives and Rolling Stock
- Object Number:
- 1984-7000
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), metal (unknown), paint and glass
- type:
- railway wagon
- credit:
- British Rail, Add. not known
