Carriage Connector

A carriage connector for connecting railway carriages of a train together comprising:

• a pair of wall portions;
• a floor portion;
• and
• a roof portion,
• wherein the portions form a passage with a first end having an opening and forming a mountable interface, for mounting the carriage connector to a railway carriage, and an opposing end forming a connectable interface;
• wherein the wall portions are configured to allow their longitudinal length to be varied;
• wherein the portions are arranged to be retracted to the mountable interface such that the wall portions obstruct the opening, defining a closed position of the carriage connector, and are arranged to be extended from the mountable interface to form the passage, defining an open position of the carriage connector;
• wherein the carriage connector is movable between the open and closed positions;
• and
• wherein, in the closed position, the carriage connector presents a pointed profile for allowing relatively low aerodynamic drag to be induced on the carriage connector when the carriage connector is at an end of the train.