BR 80300 Post Office Sorting Van
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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.
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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