BR None Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) Built 1959

BR None Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) Built 1959

Present Location North Dorset Railway
County Location Dorset
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
First Number 86742
Later Numbers 93742, 96111
Present Number None
Owner North Dorset Railway
Diagram Number 811
Lot Number 30565
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Fair
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Additional Notes Air brake connections, generator - no brake cylinders. On Commonwealth bogies. Now Cycle Hire store/offices; wooden lining mostly original. Exterior painted to advertise cycle hire business. On former motorail siding, otherwise now car park/pw maintenance area. 09/19: still in situ. By 02/21: moved to North Dorset Railway, Shillingstone Station, Blandford Forum, Dorset. By 06/23: livery changed to BR crimson lake. By 04/26: livery changed to BR maroon with Parcels Express branding.
Grid Reference ST 824116
Inspected By John Jeffery
Date Inspected 19/09/2001
Main Photo Taken By Ben Scott
Date of Image 12/04/2026
At Risk No
Record Last Updated 20/05/2026

Tony Wood 29/08/2010: earlier use

Peter Wreford 01/06/2023

     








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