The NW Brakevan (otherwise known as the Spiteful Brakevan) is a nasty and scheming brakevan.
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Character Card[]
The NW Brakevan is a spiteful nuisance with ill will towards Douglas. He is known for encouraging the other trucks to play tricks on the engines, but is taught a lesson when one of his schemes goes wrong and he gets caught between James and Douglas.
International Character Card[]
Brakevan is a disagreeable engine who always causes trouble.
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Trivia[]
- The prototype NW Brakevan features a more flat face, a thinner roof, sticker decals, and a thinner font on the sides.
- The NW Brakevan's appearance is based upon his depiction in The Railway Series rather than the Thomas & Friends television series. The NW Brakevan is the only character from both series to have its Wooden Railway version use its The Railway Series depiction.
- NW Brakevan shares a base with Henrietta.
- NW Brakevan's international character card incorrectly refers to him as an engine.
- NW Brakevan always had painted eyes even when most other characters at the time still didn't.
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Prototype NW Brakevan
1999 NW Brakevan character card
1999 NW Brakevan box
Late 2001 NW Brakevan box
2002-2003 NW Brakevan UK box
2005 NW Brakevan UK box