General Utility Van

British Rail General Utility Van
BR Mk 1 GUV in original form and standard Rail Blue livery
In service	1956–
Manufacturer	Pressed Steel Company, BR York Works
Family name	British Railways Mark 1
Constructed	1956–1960
Capacity	14 tonnes (13.8 long tons; 15.4 short tons)
Operator	British Rail
Specifications
Car length	57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
Width	8 ft 6 3⁄4 in (2.61 m)
Height	12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Maximum speed	70–100 mph (113–161 km/h), later restricted to 90 mph (145 km/h)
Weight	30 tonnes (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons)
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

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. They were used by both Express Parcels Systems, the British Post Office and Railtrack. National Rail and some Train Operating Companies still use them.

British Rail

Fleet details

Number range	Previous number range	TOPS code	Primary use	Notes
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

Livery examples

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  A GPO Travelling Post Office carriage at Carlisle station in 2004. The service was discontinued in the late 2000s.

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  NVA 96603 at Penzance on 29 August 2003. This vehicle is a Motorail van operated by First Great Western in the London Paddington-Penzance "Night Riviera" service.

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  NOA 95758 at Cheltenham Spa on 9 January 2004. This vehicle is a high-security mail van and is painted in unbranded Rail Express Systems livery.