When GNRS was purchased by CFCLA they didn't bother with a recode, so the van ran for years without a further change in identity. El Zorro acquired vans 9, 52 and 53 at various stages, along with an ex-Commonwealth Railways power van, which they chose to recode ZVDY50, despite the conflict.   52 and 53 were both fitted with generator sets, to power Xtrapolis train brakes when used on empty transfer runs between Melbourne and Ballarat. When El Zorro ceased operating, 52 was on-sold to Southern Shorthaul Railroad and was re-classed BVDY52. It was recoded by August 2017, with a repaint occurring during 2017-18. ZVDY53 has been stabled for some time in the Steamrail compound at Dimboola, though its ownership is unclear. Southern Shorthaul Railroad also acquired van 51, recoded as BVDY, with check letter A, as seen at South Dynon in 2017. The van appears to have first been used for the transfer of the first High-Capacity Metro Train in late 2018, and can be distinguished from BVDY52J by the former having "SSR" marked on the side and the latter "BRW". The fate of former VZDY54 is presently unclear. In 1980 an entirely new design of guard's vans entered service. ZMF1 entered service in December, and when it did it caused mixed reactions. The "van" was actually a short bogie flat wagon, fitted centrally with a plastic cabin and verandah over the handbrakes. The other end held the gas and electrical fittings. This design was used because of the plans, then shrouded in mystery, to eliminate guards from freight trains. When this eventuated it would be possible to remove the guard fittings and use the flat wagon in freight consists for containers. Peter J. Vincent's site says, [quote]From the design, most operational staff could readily conjure up images of guards seated in the verandah section with sizzling barbecue, amply supported by a full icebox of 'tinnies' and waving cheerily to passers by.[/quote]  ZMF's 2 to 10 entered service in 1982, only to be recoded to VVEY in 1983. The vans were among the first casualties of the program to scrap guard's vans, but only two under frames were reused. These became the QD wagons no.3 and 4, and were used for transporting cranes that did not have railway wheels.