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.] |
+ | {{CarriageNavbox}} | ||
[[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.
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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