The Colne Valley Railway has and example of a
Travelling Post Office .
Preservation of TPOs |
The service stopped Jan 9, 2004. My friend
Mick Linsell was Royal Mail Ops Director at the time. |
The service is made famous by
W H Auden's poem "The Night Mail"
Words
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The Colne Valley Railway TPO is normally next to the Garden Railway |
Modelled by Triang/Hornby 00 -- I had one in the 1950's (below) |
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There are actually a couple and the main one was moved to the platform
during Santa Special 2009 |
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The long racks for sorting mail |
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The bag capture device |
Demonstration at Didcot
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Hornby video
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