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BR General Utility Van (GUV) No 86105 was built by Pressed Steel in 1958.  It was preserved in 1992, and is sited in Bewdley Cattle Dock where it is in use as a [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund sales coach|sales coach]] by [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]].  It is seen painted in unlined BR Maroon livery.
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}}86105 is a BR Mark 1 General Utility Van. These vehicles were built for use on express passenger services as well as parcels and freight trains, and were classed as [[:Category:Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)|Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock]]. The side doors allowed loading of containerised mail and parcels and newspapers. The GUVs were 'through piped' for use on steam heated services, although they were not themselves steam heated.<ref name=SVR>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref>
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==80328 in service and preservation==
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BR General Utility Van (GUV) No 86105 was built by Pressed Steel in 1958 to diagram 811, lot 30417.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> It was preserved in October 1992, arriving from Radyr, Wales. By 1999 it had been restored to 1958 maroon passenger livery and sited in Bewdley Cattle Dock where it was put to use as a [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund sales coach|sales coach]] by [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]].  It continues in in use in this role and is seen painted in unlined BR Maroon livery.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>
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*[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]
: [[BR 81013 Brake Gangwayed |  Previous ]]<br>
 
: [[BR 94157 General Utility Van |  Next ]]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
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==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=2359 86105 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=2359 86105 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
 
 
  
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[[Category:Carriage Type GUV]]
 
[[Category:Carriage Type GUV]]
 
[[Category:Rolling stock owned by The Erlestoke Manor Fund]]
 
[[Category:Rolling stock owned by The Erlestoke Manor Fund]]
 
[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]
 
[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]

Revision as of 15:42, 28 March 2017

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 86105 General Utility Van
BR 86105 20150315.jpg
BRBritish Rail or British Railways GUVGeneral Utility Van, formerly used to transport mail and parcels 86105
Built By Pressed Steel
Status Static use
Number 86105
Other numbers 93105, M86105
History
Built 1958
Diagram 811
Lot 30417
Type GUV
Seats None
1992 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

86105 is a BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 General Utility Van. These vehicles were built for use on express passenger services as well as parcels and freight trains, and were classed as Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock. The side doors allowed loading of containerised mail and parcels and newspapers. The GUVs were 'through piped' for use on steam heated services, although they were not themselves steam heated.[1]

80328 in service and preservation

BRBritish Rail or British Railways General Utility Van (GUVGeneral Utility Van, formerly used to transport mail and parcels) No 86105 was built by Pressed Steel in 1958 to diagram 811, lot 30417.[2] It was preserved in October 1992, arriving from Radyr, Wales. By 1999 it had been restored to 1958 maroon passenger livery and sited in Bewdley Cattle Dock where it was put to use as a sales coach by The Erlestoke Manor Fund. It continues in in use in this role and is seen painted in unlined BRBritish Rail or British Railways Maroon livery.

See also

References

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
  2. Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey

Links