BR 86742 Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) Built 1959

BR 86742 Mk 1 GUV (General Utility Van) Built 1959

Present Location North Dorset Railway
County Location Dorset
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number 811
Lot Number 30565
Type GUV
First Number 86742
Later Numbers 93742, 96111
Present Number None
Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies No
Additional Notes Air brake connections, generator - no brake cylinders. On Commonwealth bogies. Now Cycle Hire store/offices; wooden lining mostly original. Exterior painted to advertise cycle hire business. On former motorail siding, otherwise now car park/pw maintenance area. 09/19: still in situ. By 02/21: moved to North Dorset Railway, Shillingstone Station, Blandford Forum, Dorset. By 06/23: livery changed to BR crimson lake. By 04/26: livery changed to BR maroon with Parcels Express branding.
Owner North Dorset Railway
Grid Reference ST 824116
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Fair
External Condition Very Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproduction
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Date Inspected 19/09/2001
Inspected By John Jeffery
Date of Image 12/04/2026
Photo Taken By Ben Scott
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 20/05/2026

Tony Wood 29/08/2010: earlier use

Peter Wreford 01/06/2023

     








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