A brake van is the vehicle at the rear where the guard rode. Ride in the brake van.
It was heavy on purpose, since its brake had to hold a whole train on a gradient. A brake van became unnecessary once every wagon had continuous brakes.
1nounbrake vanThe vehicle at the rear where the guard rode.
“The brake van had a stove and a bench and nothing else.”
brake van is a vehicle.
Practised in Railways