| British Rail general utility van | |
| Background: |
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| Service: | 1956–present |
| Manufacturer: | BR York Wagon Works BR Doncaster Works BR Glasgow Works Pressed Steel Company |
| Family: | British Railways Mark 1 |
| Yearconstruction: | 1956–1960 |
| Operator: | British Rail Rail Express Systems Railtrack First Great Western FM Rail Colas Rail |
| Numberbuilt: | 907 |
| Carlength: | 57feet |
| Width: | 8feet |
| Height: | 12feet |
| Weight: | 30tonne |
| Capacity: | 14t |
| Maxspeed: | 70-, later restricted to 900NaN0 |
A general utility van (GUV) is a type of rail vehicle built by British Rail primarily for transporting mail and parcels. They were used by both Rail Express Systems and Railtrack. Colas Rail and some train operating companies still use them.
| Number range | Previous number range | TOPS code | Primary use | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80250-80259 | NPX | Post Office van | Converted from 940xx range | ||
| 93078-93984 | 86078-86984 | NJ or NK | Mail van | ||
| 94000-94034 | 85500-85534 | NLX | Newspaper van | Converted from 86xxx range | |
| 94050-94078 | NMV | Newspaper van | Converted from 93xxx range | ||
| 94100-94229 | NKA | Mail van (high-security) | Rebuilt from 93xxx, 951xx and 953xx ranges | ||
| 95100-95199 | NOX | Mail van (100 mph) | Converted from 93xxx range | ||
| 95350-95374 | NOX | Mail van (100 mph) | Converted from 93xxx range | ||
| 95715-95763 | NOA | Mail van (High-security) | Rebuilt from 951xx range | ||
| 96100-96195 | NX | Motorail van | Converted from 93xxx range | ||
| 96210-96218 | NPA | Motorail van (110 mph) | Converted from 961xx range | ||
| 96602-96609 | NVA | Motorail van | Rebuilt from 961xx range in 1999 for use by First Great Western on daylight trains and the Night Riviera to Penzance until 2005, briefly used by FM Rail and later sold to Colas Rail, used as brake force runners on Network Rail trains since 2015[1] |
Many GUVs have found new uses on preserved lines in the UK either stored and kept as coaches or converted for uses as different things.
| Number | Location | Image | Type | Livery | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86129 | NLX | lined maroon | |||||
| 86565 | NLX | BR Blue | Used as store | ||||
| 86696 | NLX | Maroon | Used as store | ||||
| 93180 | Midland Railway - Butterley | NJ or NK | BR Blue | Used as store | |||
| 93226 | Mid-Norfolk Railway[2] | NJ or NK | Rail Blue | Static or Stored | |||
| 93380 | Midland Railway - Butterley | NJ or NK | BR Blue | Used as store | |||
| 93381 | Midland Railway - Butterley | NJ or NK | BR Blue | Used as store | |||
| 93701 | NJ or NK | Rail Blue | Stored | ||||
| 94062 | NJV | Rail Blue | |||||
| 94071 | Northampton and Lamport Railway | NJV | Rail Blue | ||||
| 94102 | NKA | ||||||
| 94148 | Helston Railway[3] | NKA | In use as shop and mechanical store | ||||
| 96100 | Tyseley | Chocolate | 'REG' ('Range-Extending GUV'). Converted for use as a water carrier for mainline steam railtours. (originally 86734). | ||||
| 96927 | Motorail Van | Stored | |||||
| 96887 | Plym Valley Railway | Motorail Van | RES Red | Stored |
The Southern Railway used the designation PMV (Parcels and Miscellaneous Van).[4]