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General Utility Van

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In service
  
1956–

Number built
  
907

Constructed
  
1956–1960

General Utility Van

Manufacturer
  
BR York Works, BR Doncaster Works, BR Glasgow Works, Pressed Steel Company

Family name
  
British Railways Mark 1

Capacity
  
14 tonnes (13.8 long tons; 15.4 short tons)

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.

PMV

The Southern Railway used the designation PMV (Parcels and Miscellaneous Van).

References

General Utility Van Wikipedia