tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164816428606409978.post1052514915495014607..comments2023-12-03T05:50:07.490+00:00Comments on Electric Edwardians: Midland Railway Brake Van, 1912Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164816428606409978.post-67661889381719431142014-06-20T20:15:14.001+01:002014-06-20T20:15:14.001+01:00I started on the footplate at Barrow Hill in 1974....I started on the footplate at Barrow Hill in 1974. The old men used to call these, coffin brakes. Presumably if a train ran into the back of one it was curtains or perhaps it was a reference to how small and cramped they were. They were long gone by my time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com