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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> | }}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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− | 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> | + | 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 initially carried the number M86105, being allocated to the Midland Region, before receiving a a new number under TOPS of M93105 in December 1983. It was withdrawn from service in December 1992<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.219.</ref>. |
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+ | The SVR stock book states that the Van arrived from Radyr, Wales in October 1992 (this precedes the withdrawal date given in [[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth]]). 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== |
Revision as of 16:25, 8 June 2018
BRBritish Rail or British Railways 86105 General Utility Van | |
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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 |
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Service
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 initially carried the number M86105, being allocated to the Midland Region, before receiving a a new number under TOPSTotal Operations Processing System, an American computer system adopted by BR from the late 1960s to number and manage rolling stock. of M93105 in December 1983. It was withdrawn from service in December 1992[3].
Preservation
The SVRSevern Valley Railway stock book states that the Van arrived from Radyr, Wales in October 1992 (this precedes the withdrawal date given in Longworth). 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
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
- ↑ Longworth (2013) p.219.
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