BR 94157 General Utility Van

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 94157 General Utility Van
BRBritish Rail or British Railways General Utility Van 94157
Built By	BRBritish Rail or British Railways St Rollox
Status	Static use
Number	94157
Other numbers	86523, M86523, 93523, 95157
History
Built	1958
Diagram	811
Lot	30402
Type	GUV
Seats	None
2006	Preserved
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.

94157 in preservation and service

General Utility Van (GUVGeneral Utility Van, formerly used to transport mail and parcels) 94157 (originally numbered 86523) was built by BRBritish Rail or British Railways in 1958 at St Rollox, and is equipped with commonwealth bogies. It was preserved in 2006, being bought with 94200 (earlier 86207) to keep parts secure for SR 34027 Taw Valley.

The photograph below shows 94157 in March 2015 at Bridgnorth MPD where it is used by the Department as a storage vehicle. In 2016 it received an overhaul and repaint into BRBritish Rail or British Railways maroon livery.

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  94157 in 2015 prior to overhaul

See also

• List of carriages

References

Links

• 94157 (86523) on vintagecarriagestrust.org