Bachmann Branchline 39-274 OO Gauge BR Mk.1 GUV General Utility Van BR Blue & Grey Livery, InterCity Motorail.
When designed the GUV included folding end doors and drop-down bridging plates. Once positioned against an end-loading dock with the doors openeded and bridge plates dropped over the buffers motor cars could be driven inside and cross into the next van. Car carrying Motorail services took advantage of this facility, offering families the flexibility of taking their car on holiday without the tiresome long distance driving.
This model replicates the later years of the Motorail services in the 1970s and 80s when these vans were specifically marked and maintained, ready for attachment to suitable long-distance passenger services, often between major cities and popular holiday resorts.
Era 7 1971-1982