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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>
 
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As of March 2015, it is on long term display at [[The Engine House]] with the interior accessible to the public.
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[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>
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[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=2429 80300 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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[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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[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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Revision as of 18:03, 22 January 2016

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 80300 Post Office Sorting Van

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, it is on long term display at The Engine House with the interior accessible to the public.

  • 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

List of carriages

Previous
Next

References

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Sorting_Van

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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