Brake Vans and Cabooses

These **Brake Vans and Cabooses** are special cars that are often found at the end of most freight and goods trains.

## BR 20 Ton Brake Vans

The **BR 20 Ton Brake Vans** are a standard type of goods brake van. They are added to the back of goods trains and a guard operates them. Each brake van is equipped with strong brakes 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 freight cars becoming uncoupled while running.

### Technical Details

#### Basis

These brake vans are based on the real BR Standard 20 Ton brake vans, formerly known as LNER 20 Ton Brake Vans.

A BR Standard 20 Ton van in real life.
### Livery

These brake vans are painted either dark grey or brown.

## SR 25 Ton Brake Vans

The **SR 25 Ton Brake Vans** are a standard type of goods brake van. These brake vans are added to the backs of goods trains and a guard operates them. 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 freight cars becoming uncoupled while running.

### Technical Details

#### Basis

These brake vans are based on the real Southern Railway (SR) Diagram 1579 25 Ton brake vans. These brake vans are nicknamed "Pillbox".

An SR 25 ton brake van in real life

## GWR 16 Ton Brake Vans

The **GWR 16 Ton Brake Vans** are a type of goods brake van. The Transportonian Railway Co. owns a small amount of these vans. These are 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 freight cars becoming uncoupled while running. Toad is the only known sentient brake van of this design.

### Technical Details

#### Basis

These brake vans are based on the real GWR 16 ton brake vans nicknamed "Toad". Early vans were just 10 or 16 tons in weight, but this gradually increased to 20 and 25 tons. A number of these brake vans survive in preservation.

The character Toad's name originates from the nickname ("toad") given to these brake vans on the Great Western Railway. It can also be considered a subtle pun: a brake van is 'towed' everywhere it goes.

A real GWR 16 ton brake van
### Livery

These brake vans are painted either grey or brown with white roofs.

### Trivia

* The models used for these brake vans are actually Toad's faceless models.

## LMS 20 Ton Brake Vans

The **LMS 20 Ton Brake Vans** are a standard type of goods brake van. These brake vans are added to the back of a goods train and a guard operates them. 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 freight cars becoming uncoupled while running. Bradford and Bruiser are some of the few sentient brake vans of this design.

### Technical Details

#### Basis

These brake vans are based on the standard LMS 20-ton brake vans. A handful today survive in preservation on heritage railways around the UK.

A LMS 20 Ton brake van in real life
### Livery

These brake vans are painted in a variety of different colors, including dull orange, maroon-red, gray, dark green, red, blue, lime, blue-gray, white, brown, dark brown, purple-gray, maroon, tan-orange, purple-tan, yellow, purple, light turquoise, green, dark red, dark blue, orange, light brown, and dark teal. There are also some that are painted dark green and red, black and yellow, yellow and black, and red and cream. They also have grey roofs.

Dull OrangeMaroon-RedGrayDark GreenRedBlueLimeBlue-GrayWhiteBrownDark BrownPurple-GrayMaroonTan-OrangePurple-TanYellowPurpleLight TurquoiseGreenDark RedDark BlueOrangeLight BrownDark TealDark Green and RedBlack and YellowYellow and BlackRed and Cream
## Union Pacific Caboose

The **Union Pacific Caboose** is an American caboose mainly used on freight trains involving American Freight Cars or Foolish American Freight Cars.

### Technical Details

#### Basis

The Union Pacific Caboose, this one in particular, is based off of the real caboose.

The real Union Pacific caboose
### Livery

The Union Pacific Caboose is painted yellow with red words and numbers on both sides. It also has a black and white sign reading "America, we're pulling for you" in black on both sides.

## Generic Red Cabooses

These **Cabooses** are American ones that mainly used on freight trains involving American Freight Cars or Foolish American Freight Cars.

### Technical Details

#### Basis

These cabooses are based on the Union Pacific Caboose.

Basis

## Bay Window Cabooses

In the Bay Window Cabooses, the crew monitoring the train sits in the middle of the car in a section of wall that projects from the side of the caboose. The windows set into these extended walls resemble architectural bay windows, so the caboose type is called a bay window caboose. This type afforded a better view of the side of the train and eliminated the falling hazard of the cupola.

### Technical Details

#### Basis

The Bay Window Cabooses are based on the cabooses that was previously use on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. One of them is display at Illinois Railway Museum.

A Bay Window Caboose

## Drover’s Cabooses

The **Drover's Cabooses** look more like combined cars than standard cabooses. The purpose of a Drover's Caboose is much more like a combine, as well. On longer livestock trains in the American West, the Drover's Caboose was where the livestock's handlers would ride between the ranch and processing plant. The train crew rode in the caboose section while the livestock handlers rode in the coach section. Drover's cabooses used either cupolas or bay windows in the caboose section for the train crew to monitor the train.

### Technical Details

#### Basis

Drover’s Cabooses are based on a two-axled "bobber" cupola caboose that are display at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

A real Drover Caboose
### Livery

The cabooses are painted red with black roof.

## Sodor Line Cabooses

The Sodor Line Cabooses (also known as the Sodor Line Carriages) are pieces of rolling stock from the North Western Railway on Sodor. It's a caboose North American equivalent of a brake van. The cabooses are manned pieces of rolling stock that are usually coupled at the end of goods trains. Each of these cabooses are equipped with a strong brake to assist with slowing and stopping the trains. From here, the conductor(s) can keep an eye on the train in case of any problems. It also contains a living space for the crew.

### Technical Details

#### Basis

The Sodor Line Cabooses are based on a North American railroad caboose modified with screw-link couplings and buffers. In particular, it is based on a four-wheeled type, also known as a "Bobber Caboose".

A Bobber caboose
### Livery

The Sodor Line Cabooses are painted red with black frames and white lettering reading "SODOR LINE" on its sides. They also have black roofs, grey chassis and orange doors.