BR 86178 Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) built 1958

BR 86178 Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) built 1958

BR 86178 Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) built 1958
BR 86178 Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) built 1958

 

Present Location Tyseley
County Location West Midlands
Designed For BR
Built by Pressed Steel
Diagram number 811
Lot number 30417
Type GUV
First Number 86178
Later Numbers 93178
Present Number W93178
Current Livery BR Rail Blue
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1987.
Owner Birmingham Railway Museum Trust
External Structural Condition Fair
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 21/03/2000
Surveyor Gordon Maslin
Photo Date 30/09/2022
Photo by Andrew Jenkins
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 02/12/2022


 

 










 



 

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