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| − | }} | + | }}95154 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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| − | General Utility Van (GUV) 95194 (originally numbered 86192) was built by Pressed Steel in 1958, and | + | General Utility Van (GUV) 95194 (originally numbered 86192) was built by Pressed Steel in 1958 as Lot 30417 to Diagram 811. It entered service in the Western Region as W86192 in December 1958, becoming E86192 in the Eastern Region by 1972.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.202.</ref> |
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| + | Rolling stock in the 86nnn range was renumbered under TOPS in the 1980s, possibly to prevent confusion by clerical staff with numbers issued to Class 86 diesel locomotives, and E86192 became E93192 in April 1983.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.220.</ref> It became 95194 in January 1993, the BR2 bogies being replaced by Commonwealth bogies at that time.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.236.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Preservation== | ||
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| + | It was acquired by the [[Diesel Traction Group]] in 2000 and arrived on the SVR circa April 2012.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:15, 8 June 2018
| BRBritish Rail or British Railways 95194 General Utility Van | |
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 BRBritish Rail or British Railways General Utility Van 94194 | |
| Built By | Pressed Steel |
| Status | Static use |
| Number | 94194 |
| History | |
| Built | 1958 |
| Diagram | 811 |
| Lot | 30417 |
| Type | GUV |
| Seats | None |
95154 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]
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Service
General Utility Van (GUVGeneral Utility Van, formerly used to transport mail and parcels) 95194 (originally numbered 86192) was built by Pressed Steel in 1958 as Lot 30417 to Diagram 811. It entered service in the Western Region as W86192 in December 1958, becoming E86192 in the Eastern Region by 1972.[2]
Rolling stock in the 86nnn range was renumbered under TOPSTotal Operations Processing System, an American computer system adopted by BR from the late 1960s to number and manage rolling stock. in the 1980s, possibly to prevent confusion by clerical staff with numbers issued to Class 86 diesel locomotives, and E86192 became E93192 in April 1983.[3] It became 95194 in January 1993, the BR2 bogies being replaced by Commonwealth bogiesBR's standard carriage bogie from 1955 to 1963, originally designed by the Commonwealth Steel Company (US) and manufactured under licence in the UK. A heavyweight cast steel bogie incorporating sealed roller bearings and coiled suspension to give a superior ride quality and a speed rating of 100mph. at that time.[4]
Preservation
It was acquired by the Diesel Traction Group in 2000 and arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway circa April 2012.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
- ↑ Longworth (2013) p.202.
- ↑ Longworth (2013) p.220.
- ↑ Longworth (2013) p.236.
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
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