LMS 20 Ton Brake Vans

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LMS 20 Ton Brake Vans
Background Information
First appearance	Blue Mountain Mystery (T&F)
Last appearance	Thomas' Animal Friends (T&F)
Creator(s)	Nitrogen Studios
Character Overview
Country	Island of Sodor England Scotland United States Canada Brazil India Australia Spain Mexico Mauritania Italy
Technical Details
Basis	LMS standard 20 ton brake van
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Vehicle	Rolling stock
Wheels	4
Designer(s)	Sir William Stanier
Builder(s)	Derby Carriage and Wagon Works
Year built	Between 1933 and 1950
Railway	London Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways North Western Railway

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 trucks becoming uncoupled while running.

Biography

Thomas & Friends

These brake vans are commonly seen on the back of goods and freight trains. They first appeared in the sixteenth season. The brake vans have also been used as part of the Mail Train and the Flying Kipper.

One of these brake vans was once part of a train of trucks loaded of stone pulled by Thomas. When they reached Gordon's Hill, the trucks pushed Thomas down the hill and the brake van was not strong enough to hold back the weight of the heavy trucks. The train was stopped by some buffers at Maron station.

While pulling a goods train to the Mainland, Henry bashed into the back of Hiro's brake van due to a faulty signal at Vicarstown. Henry derailed, and dangled dangerously over the edge of the viaduct.

Personality

Bradford is the only known brake van this design to be sentient.

Bradford the Brake Van:

Bradford

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 commonly painted dull orange with white lining, although a red variant has been seen in Blue Mountain Mystery.

Only Bradford is painted two-tone green with a red stripe and gold numbering.

A dull orange brake van

A red brake van

A two-tone green brake van (Back of Bradford)

Appearances

• Television Series

Thomas & Friends Series 16 - Race to the Rescue, Express Coming Through, Percy and the Monster of Brendam, Emily's Winter Party Special, Muddy Matters, Whiff's Wish and Welcome Stafford! Series 17 - Wayward Winston, Gordon Runs Dry, Steamie Stafford, Henry's Hero, Percy's Lucky Day, Bill or Ben?, The Missing Christmas Decorations and Thomas' Shortcut Series 18 - Old Reliable Edward, Disappearing Diesels, Signals Crossed, Toad's Adventure, Duck in the Water, Thomas the Quarry Engine, Marion and the Pipe, Missing Gator, Toad's Bright Idea and Samson at Your Service Series 19 - Who's Geoffrey?, The Truth About Toby, Henry Spots Trouble, A Cranky Christmas, The Beast of Sodor, Salty All at Sea, Reds vs. Blues, The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Philip to the Rescue, Thomas the Babysitter and The Other Side of the Mountain Series 20 - Sidney Sings, Toby's New Friend, Henry Gets the Express, Diesel and the Ducklings, Saving Time, Ryan and Daisy, Pouty James, The Way She Does It, Letters to Santa, Love Me Tender, The Railcar and the Coaches, All in Vain, Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks, Henry in the Dark, Hugo and the Airship and The Missing Breakdown Train Series 21 - A Most Singular Engine, Dowager Hatt's Busy Day, Stuck in Gear, P.A. Problems, Hasty Hannah, Cranky at the End of the Line, New Crane on the Dock, Philip's Number, The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor and The Big Freeze Series 22 - Trusty Trunky, Tiger Trouble, Seeing is Believing, Thomas' Animal Ark, Rosie is Red and The Case of the Puzzling Parts Series 23 - Crowning Around, Chucklesome Trucks, The Other Big Engine, Heart of Gold, Batucada, Gordon Gets the Giggles, Diesel Do Right, Grudge Match, Steam Team to the Rescue, Panicky Percy, Mines of Mystery, Rangers of the Rails, Wish You Were Here, Out of Site and Diesel Glows Away Series 24 - Thomas and the Royal Engine, Emily's Best Friend, The Great Little Railway Show, Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant, A New Arrival, World of Tomorrow, Sonny's Second Chance, Thomas and the Inventor's Workshop, The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge, Yong Bao and the Tiger, Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through!, Cleo the Road Engine and Thomas' Animal Friends Specials 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery 2014 - Tale of the Brave 2015 - The Adventure Begins and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure 2016 - The Great Race 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Trivia

• To date, Bradford is the only known brake van of this design to have a face.

References

North Western Railway

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