General Utility Van

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NOA 95758 at Cheltenham Spa on 9th January 2004. This vehicle is a high-security mail van and is painted in unbranded Rail Express Systems livery.
NOA 95758 at Cheltenham Spa on 9th January 2004. This vehicle is a high-security mail van and is painted in unbranded Rail Express Systems livery.
NVA 96603 at Penzance on 29th August 2003. This vehicle is a Motorail van operated by First Great Western in the London Paddington-Penzance "Night Riviera" service.
NVA 96603 at Penzance on 29th August 2003. This vehicle is a Motorail van operated by First Great Western in the London Paddington-Penzance "Night Riviera" service.

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.

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[edit] 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


Coaching stock of British Rail
Mark 1 - Mark 2 - Mark 3 - Mark 4
Passenger coaches
Mark 1: BCK - BFK - BSK - BSO - BSOT - CK - FK - FO - RB - RBR - RF - RKB - RMB
RU - SK - SLC - SLF - SLSTP - SO - TSO
  
Mark 2: BFK - BSK - BSO - BSOT - BUO - DBSO - FK - FO - FOT - PFB - PFK - PFP
RFB - RLO - RMBF - RSS - SK - SO - TSO - TSOT
Mark 3: BFO - CO - FO - RFM - SLE - SLEP - TSO - TSOB (Locomotive-hauled)
TF - TGS - TRB - TRFB - TRFK - TRSB - TS (HST trailers)
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