The Spiteful Brake Van (T&F)/Behind the Scenes

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Background Information

The Railway Series

The Spiteful Brake Van is a fictional standard gauge brake van created by the Rev. W. Awdry. He appears in the Railway Series book, The Twin Engines, which was published in 1960.

1959 Spiteful Break Van as illustrated by John T. Kenney (1960)

The Spiteful Brake Van is based on an LNER 20 ton brake van.

Television Series

In, 1986, the Spiteful Brake Van was introduced in the second series of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and reprised his role just like in the Railway Series. However, his basis was changed to a BR 20 ton standard brake van.

The Spiteful Brake Van's basis in the TV Series

Behind the Scenes

Gauge 1 model

The Spiteful Brake Van’s models were built to run on gauge 1 track. Two models of the Spiteful Brake Van were built. The main model was built out a gauge 1 kit made by Tenmille. The second model was custom built out of plywood and was used in the scene where the Spiteful Brake Van was crushed by Douglas.

Three different facial expressions were sculpted for the Spiteful Brake Van. The faces were first sculpted in clay and from that resin casts were made using a silicone mould. In the episode, Percy's Predicament, one of the Spiteful Break Van’s faces was reused for a Troublesome Truck.

Voice Actors

• Daisuke Gōri (Japan)