guard's van
Britishnoun
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P stands still, as the carriages and finally the red tail-light on the guard’s van slowly pass her and vanish into the night.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2019
Guard Arthur Smith switched his lamp from red to green, waved the "go ahead" to Driver Grant, and swung into the guard's van.
From Time Magazine Archive
And when train 57 comes along get immediately into the guard's van!
From A Woman's Experience in the Great War by Louise Mack
He was conscious of the guard's van passing, then the train had gone.
From A Master of Deception by Richard Marsh
Inch by inch we neared the guard’s van in front, and our buffers were actually touching as the engine in front blew off steam and we slowed alongside the Moscow station.
From The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War by Allen Upward
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