General Utility Van

British Rail General Utility Van
BR Mk 1 GUV in original form and standard Rail Blue livery
In service	1956–
Manufacturer	BR York Works, BR Doncaster Works, BR Glasgow Works, Pressed Steel Company
Family name	British Railways Mark 1
Constructed	1956–1960
Number built	907
Capacity	14 tonnes (13.8 long tons; 15.4 short tons)
Operator(s)	British Rail
Specifications
Car length	57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
Width	8 ft 6 3⁄4 in (2.61 m)
Height	12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Maximum speed	70–100 mph (113–161 km/h), later restricted to 90 mph (145 km/h)
Weight	30 tonnes (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

A General Utility Van (GUV) is a type of rail vehicle built by British Rail and its predecessors, which was primarily used for transporting mail and parcels. They were used by both Express Parcels Systems, the British Post Office and Railtrack. National Rail and some train operating companies still use them.

NVA 96603 at Penzance on 29 August 2003. This vehicle is a Motorail van operated by First Great Western in the London Paddington-Penzance "Night Riviera" service.

NOA 95758 at Cheltenham Spa on 9 January 2004. This vehicle is a high-security mail van and is painted in unbranded Rail Express Systems livery.

Many GUVs have found new uses on preserved lines in the UK ether stored and kept as coaches or converted for uses as difrent things.

The Southern Railway used the designation PMV (Parcels and Miscellaneous Van).