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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 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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Revision as of 15:38, 3 January 2017
80300 was the first of 96 Post Office sorting vans built between 1959 and 1977 for use in travelling post offices.[1]
As of 2017[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.
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.