BR 86722 Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) Built 1959

BR 86722 Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) Built 1959

Present Location UNDISCLOSED
County Location East Sussex
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number 811 / NI501
Lot Number 30565
Type GUV
First Number 86722
Later Numbers 93722
Present Number 93722
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Post Office livery (NJV) when withdrawn. From VSOE Stewarts Lane to Bluebell 01/09 for use as storage space. 09/24: offered for sale. Left the Bluebell Railway 03/25 for a private preservation site in Sussex, where it is now stored undercover.
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Poor and Incomplete
External Condition Fair
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 Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 18/01/2009
Inspected By David Wigley
Date of Image 09/04/2015
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 02/11/2025

David Wigley. 18/01/2009 - earlier livery and condition

     








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