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Revision as of 00:31, 20 November 2016
80300 was the first of 96 Post Office sorting vans built between 1959 and 1977 for use in travelling post offices.[1]
As of 2016[update], it is on long term display at The Engine House with the interior accessible to the public. Before the opening of the Engine House, 80300 was used as the visitor centre at Highley.
Exterior detail showing the recess for the mail bag pick up apparatus
Interior view showing mail bag racks
Interior view showing sorting racks
80300 in use as the visitor centre
See also
References
Links
80300 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
"Night Mail" on YouTube, a 1936 documentary showing practices that changed little over the following 40 years.
