A British railway term for a fully enclosed goods wagon with a roof and sliding or hinged side doors. It protects weather-sensitive cargo from the elements and theft during transit. The North American equivalent is a boxcar.
Heard on the job
They shunted the box van into the goods shed for unloading.
Also heard as
- goods van
Do not mix it up with
- Boxcar: Box van is the British term, while boxcar is the North American equivalent.