General Utility Van
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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.
[edit] British Rail
[edit] Fleet details
Number range | Previous number range | TOPS code | Primary use | Notes |
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80250-80259 | - | NPX | Post Office van | Converted from 940xx range |
93000-93999 | 86000-86999 | NJ or NK | Mail van | - |
94000-94034 | 85500-85534 | NLX | Newspaper van | Converted from 86xxx range |
94050-94078 | - | NMV | Newspaper van | Converted from 93xxx range |
94100-94229 | - | NKA | Mail van (High-security) | Rebuilt from 93xxx, 951xx and 953xx ranges |
95100-95199 | - | NOX | Mail van (100 mph) | Converted from 93xxx range |
95350-95374 | - | NOX | Mail van (100 mph) | Converted from 93xxx range |
95715-95763 | - | NOA | Mail van (High-security) | Rebuilt from 951xx range |
96100-96195 | - | NX | Motorail van | Converted from 93xxx range |
96210-96218 | - | NPA | Motorail van (110 mph) | Converted from 961xx range |
96602-96609 | - | NVA | Motorail van | Rebuilt from 961xx range |
Coaching stock of British Rail Mark 1 - Mark 2 - Mark 3 - Mark 4 |
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Passenger coaches | |||
Mark 1: | BCK - BFK - BSK - BSO - BSOT - CK - FK - FO - RB - RBR - RF - RKB - RMB RU - SK - SLC - SLF - SLSTP - SO - TSO |
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Mark 2: | BFK - BSK - BSO - BSOT - BUO - DBSO - FK - FO - FOT - PFB - PFK - PFP RFB - RLO - RMBF - RSS - SK - SO - TSO - TSOT |
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Mark 3: | BFO - CO - FO - RFM - SLE - SLEP - TSO - TSOB (Locomotive-hauled) TF - TGS - TRB - TRFB - TRFK - TRSB - TS (HST trailers) |
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Mark 4: | FO - RBF - RSB - TSO - TSOE | ||
Non-passenger coaches | |||
Mark 1 | BG - BPOT - BV - Courier - GUV - PCV - POS - POT | ||
Mark 3 & 4: | DVT | edit |