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"November 1669" changed to "November 1969"
|construc = BR York
|status = In service
|carno = 80328M80328|livery = BR Maroon|othernos = M80328
|designed =
|diagram = 728
|lot = 30779
|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type POS|POS]]
|topscode = [[:Category:Carriage Type POS|NSV]]
|seats = None
|built = 1968
==80328 in service and preservation==
Post Office Sorting Van (POS) 80328 was built at York in 1968 to diagram number Diagram 728 of lot , Lot 30779. It was allocated to the London Midland region from entry into service in November 1969 until withdrawal in 1999.<ref name=RHRCS>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.184.</ref>
It entered preservation circa was one of two acquired in spring 2000from BR's Old Oak Common, London. Both were acquired for use on Santa duties at Arley, taking the place of a 'Snake' and 'Siphon' which required a major overhaul.<ref name=RHRCS>SVR News 132</ref>. It 80328 is in Post Office Maroon livery, and is normally stored at Kidderminster, being . It was used as [[Santa's Grotto]] at [[Arley]] during Decemberuntil 2018, with alternative [[Christmas services]] arrangements brought in from 2019. It is owned by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].
==See also==
==Links==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=3515 80328 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]
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