BR 80300 Post Office Sorting Van
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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.[1]
As of March 2015, 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
Links
80300 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
"Night Mail" on YouTube, a 1936 documentary showing practices that changed little over the following 40 years.