BR 86898 Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) Built 1959

BR 86898 Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) Built 1959

Present Location Henstridge
County Location Somerset
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number 811
Lot Number 30616
Type GUV
First Number 86898
Later Numbers 93898 KDB977558 061207
Present Number 061207
Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Taken into Departmental Stock as S&T stores van, then latterly in Internal User fleet at Bristol Kingsland Road. P 2000 at Dean Forest Railway. A few broken and boarded windows - otherwise seemed to be as left Internal User service. Understood to be for stores use for diesel components. 02/24: sold by Dean Forest Diesel Association and moved from Dean Forest Railway to Heritage Railway Movements, Henstridge, Somerset.
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Not Applicable
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Good
Internal Finish Not Applicable
Degree of External Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Internal Originality Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 01/06/2001
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 20/02/2024
Photo Taken By Nigel Benning
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 23/10/2026

     








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