New express carriages were built from 1906 to the mid 1920's. To complement these cars new guards vans were built. The car lengths were 71' over body, the vans were only 60'.
The vans were issued as DVE 1 - 16 between 1906 and 1909.
In the 1910 recoding the DVE class letters were altered to CE. DVE 1 - 16 became CE 1 - 16.
CE vans 17 to 25 were built in 1909, 26 - 32 built in 1923, 33 - 37 built 1924.
Vans 33 - 37 were built with arched roofs and fitted with four wheel bogies.
In 1930 a collision at Seymour destroyed van CE 15. A replacement van was built. This new van had an arched roof rather than the clerestory roof style fitted to the original.
These vans ran in service til the late 1980's when changed carriage working replaced older wooden cars with new steel cars and improved rostering.
In 1963 van CE 35 was modified for standard gauge service. It was reclassed to VHE 1; V=Victoria, H=NSW guards van code, E=Van type as for CE.
In 1969 the van was restored to broad gauge and relettered CE 35.