Difference between revisions of "BR 80300 Post Office Sorting Van"
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| + | |image = BR 80300 Post Office Sorting Van.jpg | ||
| + | |caption = BR 80300 Post Office Sorting Van | ||
| + | |construc = BR Wolverton | ||
| + | |status = Static display | ||
| + | |carno = 80300 | ||
| + | |othernos = W80300 | ||
| + | |designed = | ||
| + | |diagram = 720 | ||
| + | |lot = 30486 | ||
| + | |cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type POS|POS]] | ||
| + | |seats = None | ||
| + | |built = 1959 | ||
| + | |years1 = 1997 | ||
| + | |events1 = Arrived on SVR | ||
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| + | }}80300 was the first of 96 Post Office sorting vans built between 1959 and 1977 for use in travelling post offices.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Sorting_Van</ref><br> | ||
| − | 80300 was the | + | ==80300 in service and preservation== |
| − | {{As of|2017}}, it is on long term display at [[The Engine House]] with the interior accessible to the public | + | 80300 was the prototype BR Mark 1 Post Office Sorting carriage.<ref Name=SVR>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> It was built by BR at Wolverton in 1959 as lot 30486 to diagram 720.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> It arrived on the SVR in March 1997 from Barton Hill near Bristol, already restored in late 1960s maroon livery, having been donated to the railway by EWS Railways.<ref Name=SVR/> |
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| + | Before the opening of the Engine House in 2008, 80300 was used as the visitor centre at Highley. {{As of|2017}}, it is on long term display at [[The Engine House]] with the interior accessible to the public. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:80300atHighley.jpg|80300 in use as the visitor centre | ||
File:BR Mk1 POS W80300 - recess for pick up apparatus.jpg|Exterior detail showing the recess for the mail bag pick up apparatus | File:BR Mk1 POS W80300 - recess for pick up apparatus.jpg|Exterior detail showing the recess for the mail bag pick up apparatus | ||
File:BR Mk1 POS W80300 - mail bag racks.jpg|Interior view showing mail bag racks | File:BR Mk1 POS W80300 - mail bag racks.jpg|Interior view showing mail bag racks | ||
File:BR Mk1 POS W80300 - sorting racks.jpg|Interior view showing sorting racks | File:BR Mk1 POS W80300 - sorting racks.jpg|Interior view showing sorting racks | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | [[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages | + | *[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]] |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | [http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=2429 80300 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org] | + | *[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=2429 80300 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org] |
| − | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkLoDg7e_ns "Night Mail" on YouTube, a 1936 documentary showing practices that changed little over the following 40 years.] | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkLoDg7e_ns "Night Mail" on YouTube, a 1936 documentary showing practices that changed little over the following 40 years.] |
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[[Category:Carriage Type POS]] | [[Category:Carriage Type POS]] | ||
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]] | [[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]] | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 28 March 2017
| BRBritish Rail or British Railways 80300 Post Office Sorting Van | |
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 BRBritish Rail or British Railways 80300 Post Office Sorting Van | |
| Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Wolverton |
| Status | Static display |
| Number | 80300 |
| Other numbers | W80300 |
| History | |
| Built | 1959 |
| Diagram | 720 |
| Lot | 30486 |
| Type | POS |
| Seats | None |
| 1997 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
80300 in service and preservation
80300 was the prototype BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 Post Office Sorting carriage.[2] It was built by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at Wolverton in 1959 as lot 30486 to diagram 720.[3] It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in March 1997 from Barton Hill near Bristol, already restored in late 1960s maroon livery, having been donated to the railway by EWSEnglish, Welsh & Scottish Railway, a rail freight company Railways.[2]
Before the opening of the Engine House in 2008, 80300 was used as the visitor centre at Highley. As of 2017[update], it is on long term display at The Engine House with the interior accessible to the public.
80300 in use as the visitor centre
Exterior detail showing the recess for the mail bag pick up apparatus
Interior view showing mail bag racks
Interior view showing sorting racks
See also
References
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Sorting_Van
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
Links
- 80300 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
- "Night Mail" on YouTube, a 1936 documentary showing practices that changed little over the following 40 years.
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