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

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

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
Current Livery BR Crimson Lake
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets 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.
Owner North Dorset Railway
Grid Reference ST 824116
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Fair
External Finish 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
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Operating No
Survey Date 19/09/2001
Surveyor John Jeffery
Photo Date 01/06/2023
Photo by Peter Wreford
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 09/02/2024

Tony Wood 29/08/2010: earlier use
Tony Wood 29/08/2010: earlier use


 

 










 





 

 

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