guard's van
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
A large package of celluloid combs also exploded in the guard's van on one of the German railways a few years ago.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
The letters, by the way, were posted in the guard's van of a stationary train where Belgian soldiers sorted and despatched them.
From Fanny Goes to War by Washington, Pat Beauchamp
The guard’s van was raised high in the air, with its ends resting on a third-class carriage, which at one end was completely smashed in by the van.
From The Iron Horse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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