SR 25 Ton Brake Vans

The SR 25 Ton Brake Vans are a standard type of goods brake van.

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 trucks becoming uncoupled while running.

Thomas & Friends
These brake vans are seen on the back of goods and freight trains. They serve as Sodor's main type of brake van. The brake vans have also been used as part of The Mail Train, The Flying Kipper and The Circus Train.

When Percy lost control of his Troublesome Trucks, the brake van and trucks came off the rails at Bulgy's Bridge. Luckily no one was hurt, but the trucks and brake van had blocked the roadway. Harvey was sent to rerail the train.

One of these brake vans was once part of Gordon's goods train. When the train was mistakenly sent through a branch line, Gordon failed to abide the "Go Slow" signs. He and the train topped off the tracks and into a field.

Basis
These brake vans are based on the real Southern Railway 25 Ton brake vans. These are nicknamed "Pillbox".

Livery
In the television series, these brake vans are commonly painted in different shades of grey. But they have also been seen in white, dark brown and dark green colours.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - Thomas, Percy and the Coal, Thomas and Trevor, Percy and Harold, Percy Takes the Plunge, Dirty Work, Break Van, Wrong Road, Ghost Train, Woolly Bear and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
 * Series 3 - Trust Thomas, Mavis, Toby's Tightrope and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure
 * Series 4 - Four Little Engines, A Bad Day for Sir Handel, Henry and the Elephant
 * Series 5 - Horrid Lorry, James and the Trouble with Trees, Gordon and the Gremlin, Bye George!, Haunted Henry, Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday and Busy Going Backwards
 * Series 6 - Salty's Secret, Harvey to the Rescue, A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter, The Fogman, Jack Jumps In, A Friend in Need, It's Only Snow, Twin Trouble, Middle Engine, Gordon Takes a Tumble, Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Edward the Very Useful Engine
 * Series 7 - Percy Gets it Right, Bad Day at Castle Loch, Something Fishy, Peace and Quiet, Best Dressed Engine, Gordon and Spencer and Not So Hasty Puddings
 * Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - Jack Owns Up, Percy's Scary Tale, A Happy Day for Percy, Percy Helps Out and Mud Glorious Mud
 * Series 8 - Percy's New Whistle, Thomas to the Rescue, Henry and the Wishing Tree, James Gets a New Coat, Percy's Big Mistake, Thomas and the Firework Display, Thomas Gets it Right, James Goes Too Far and Percy and the Magic Carpet
 * Series 9 - Thomas and the Rainbow, Thomas Tries His Best
 * Series 10 - Percy and the Funfair, The Green Controller, Toby's Afternoon Off, It's Good to be Gordon, Sticky Toffee Thomas, James the Second Best
 * Series 11 - Thomas and the Lighthouse, Thomas and the Runaway Car
 * Series 12 - Thomas and the Billboard, Henry Gets it Wrong, Thomas Puts the Brakes On and Best Friends
 * Series 13 - Buzzy Bees
 * Series 14 - Merry Winter Wish, Thomas and the Snowman Party
 * Series 16 - Express Coming Through, Emily's Winter Party Special and Whiff's Wish
 * Series 17 - Wayward Winston, The Thomas Way, Santa's Little Engine
 * Series 18 - Old Reliable Edward, Disappearing Diesels, Marion and the Pipe, The Perfect Gift and Samson Sent for Scrap
 * Series 19 - Toad and the Whale
 * Series 21 - Dowager Hatt's Busy Day, Stuck in Gear, New Crane on the Dock, Philip's Number, The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor, The Big Freeze, Emily in the Middle
 * Series 22 - Number One Engine, Trusty Trunky, Outback Thomas, Apology Impossible

Specials

 * 2000 - Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * 2005 - Calling All Engines!
 * 2008 - The Great Discovery
 * 2014 - Tale of the Brave
 * 2015 - The Adventure Begins

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Trivia

 * A few brake vans are on display; one at the British Museum, and a few at the Hara Model Railway Museum.
 * Between the eighth and fifteen series, brake vans were rarely seen. Since the sixteenth series, brake vans have been seen more often again.
 * The brake vans seen from the first to the fifth series were made out of modified Tenmille gauge one kits. These kits are still distributed by Tenmille today.
 * One of these brake vans was modified into a flatbed for use on Thomas' sister show TUGS, after TUGS ended it was returned to the Thomas studio and saw continued use as a flatbed, notably in Series 3, 4 and 5.
 * In the third series it retained side poles added for its use on TUGS, but these were removed by the fourth series so it could transport road vehicles such as Caroline and The Horrid Lorries.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster (discontinued)