Post Office Stowage Van
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A Post Office Stowage Van is a type of rail vehicle built for use in a Travelling Post Office
(TPO). Several of these have passed into preservation as they are very useful for storage on the railways.
Pre-Nationalisation TPO Stowage Vehicles:
Travelling Post Office
A Travelling Post Office was a type of mail train in the UK where the post was sorted en-route. The last Travelling Post Office services were ended on 9 January 2004, with the carriages used now sold for scrap or to preservation societies....
(TPO). Several of these have passed into preservation as they are very useful for storage on the railways.
Preservation
The preserved stowage vehicles are as follows:| Number | TOPS Code | Built | Location | Notes |
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| 80402 | NTA | 1959 Wolverton | Nene Valley Railway Nene Valley Railway The Nene Valley Railway is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. The line is currently seven and a half miles in length... |
Originally fitted with collection nets. |
| 80411 | NTA | 1966 York | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt and Cheltenham Racecourse railway stations in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire., it currently... |
Rebuilt from BSK 35003. |
| 80413 | NTA | 1966 York | Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway | Rebuilt from BSK 35004. |
| 80417 | NTA | 1968 York | Nene Valley Railway Nene Valley Railway The Nene Valley Railway is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. The line is currently seven and a half miles in length... |
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| 80421 | NTA | 1968 York | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, . It is part of the former Midland Railway branch from Skipton to Ilkley . The E&BASR currently runs from Embsay via Draughton and Holywell to Bolton Abbey station, a distance of... |
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| 80423 | NTA | 1968 York | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. at Quainton Road railway station, in the far depths of "Metro-land", about 5 miles west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. The site is divided into two halves which are joined by two foot-bridges, one of... |
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| 80429 | NTA | 1973 York | Colne Valley Railway Colne Valley Railway The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham Station, near Halstead in Essex, England. The railway consists of a mile-long running line, with a fully reconstructed station, signal box and railway yard... |
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| 80433 | NTA | 1976 Wolverton | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt and Cheltenham Racecourse railway stations in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire., it currently... |
Rebuilt from SK Standard Corridor The Standard Corridor type of railway carriage was one of the standard mid-20th century designs, and was coded SK by the LNER and BR, and CF by the LMS... 25150. |
| 80435 | NTA | 1976 Wolverton | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt and Cheltenham Racecourse railway stations in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire., it currently... |
Rebuilt from SK Standard Corridor The Standard Corridor type of railway carriage was one of the standard mid-20th century designs, and was coded SK by the LNER and BR, and CF by the LMS... 25117. |
| 80437 | NTA | 1976 Wolverton | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Rebuilt from SK Standard Corridor The Standard Corridor type of railway carriage was one of the standard mid-20th century designs, and was coded SK by the LNER and BR, and CF by the LMS... 25068. |
| 80438 | NTA | 1976 Wolverton | Great Central Railway Great Central Railway (preserved) The Great Central Railway is a heritage railway split into two adjacent sections, one in Leicestershire and the other Nottinghamshire.The Leicestershire section is currently Britain's only double track mainline heritage railway, with of working double track, period signalling, locomotives and... |
Rebuilt from SK Standard Corridor The Standard Corridor type of railway carriage was one of the standard mid-20th century designs, and was coded SK by the LNER and BR, and CF by the LMS... 25139. |
Pre-Nationalisation TPO Stowage Vehicles:
| Number | Company | Built | Location | Notes |
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| 70268 | LNER | 1931 Dunkinfield | Great Central Railway Great Central Railway (preserved) The Great Central Railway is a heritage railway split into two adjacent sections, one in Leicestershire and the other Nottinghamshire.The Leicestershire section is currently Britain's only double track mainline heritage railway, with of working double track, period signalling, locomotives and... |
Converted from Pigeon Van in 1950 |
| 4958 | Southern | 1939 Ashford | Mid Hants Railway | - |