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A General Utility Van (GUV) is a type of rail vehicle built by British Rail and its predecessors, which was primarily used for transporting mail and parcels. GUVs were classified as [[:Category:Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS) | Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)]]
Following the introduction of TOPS in the late 1960s, BR carriages of this class were allocated the [[TOPS code]] '''NIV''', denoting:
N: Non-passenger carrying stock<br>
I: General utility van<br>
V: Vacuum brake
GUV's adapted for BRUTE use were allocated TOPS code '''NKV'''.
[[Category:Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)]]