General utility van
A general utility van (GUV) is a type of rail vehicle built by British Rail primarily for transporting mail and parcels. They were used by both Rail Express Systems and Railtrack. Colas Rail and some train operating companies still use them.
British Rail
Fleet details
Livery examples
NVA 96603 at Penzance on 29 August 2003. This vehicle is a Motorail van operated by First Great Western on the Night Riviera
NOA 95758 at Cheltenham Spa on 9 January 2004. This vehicle is a high-security Royal Mail van and is painted in unbranded Rail Express Systems livery.
Preservation
Many GUVs have found new uses on preserved lines in the UK either stored and kept as coaches or converted for uses as different things.
PMV
The Southern Railway used the designation PMV (Parcels and Miscellaneous Van).