9.4K views · 354 reactions | Brakevan of Goods Train Manager #railway #brakevan #Goodsguard | Railwayjasoos | Facebook

36 reactions | Great Western Railway Brake van number #17438. Built in 1941 this brake van is fitted with vacuum brakes and was initially used on express freight trains carrying perishable goods in Cornwall. #uktrainspotting #trains #steamlocomotive #britishrailways #railway #railways #trainspotting #railroad #heritagerailway | Adrian Watson | Facebook

58K views · 1.7K reactions | Brake Van departing Keighley with ‘Dora’ leading and ‘Ann’ banking with a sold out shuttle to Ingrow. #kwvr // KWVR.co.uk | The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | Facebook

4 comments | Inside a British Rail 20 ton brake van No.B953231 built in 1956. Being a freight train Guard must have been a great job in the summer. Perhaps not so much in the winter or overnight in the rain! At Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre #heritagerailway #uktrainspotting #trains #diesellocomotive #britishrailways #railway #railways #1956 #history #freight #england | Adrian Watson | Facebook

14K views · 287 reactions | Brake van rides last September. Riding on the Queen Mary brake van with the 08 shunter D4095 proving the motive power. We will be running more brake van rides this year - watch out for more details coming soon. | Somerset & Dorset Railway - at Midsomer Norton | Facebook

Riding a Brake Van on a heritage freight train, at the Peak Rail line in Derbyshire. #uktrainspotting #trains #diesellocomotive #britishrailways #railway #railways #trainspotting #railroad #heritagerailway #freight | Adrian Watson

Extra brakes. With the introduction diesel locomotives to replace steam engines, it was discovered that sometimes new diesels did not have the same braking ability as the old steam engines, and not all the wagons had train brakes either. This resulted in British Railways converting a number of old brake fitted carriages into weights that could be used to assist the diesels when stopping these unbraked trains. By the late 1970’s when most unfitted goods trains had either been upgraded or replaced