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). Not many of these have passed into preservation as they are very useful for storage on the railways.
The Preserved Stowage vehicles are as follows:
BR Mk1 TPO Stowage Vehicles:
| Number | TOPS Code | Built | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80402 | NTA | 1959 Wolverton | Nene Valley Railway | Originally fitted with collection nets. |
| 80413 | NTA | 1966 York | Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway | Rebuilt from BSK 35004. |
| 80421 | NTA | 1968 York | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | - |
| 80429 | NTA | 1973 York | Colne Valley Railway | - |
| 80433 | NTA | 1976 Wolverton | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Rebuilt from SK 25150. |
| 80435 | NTA | 1976 Wolverton | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Rebuilt from SK 25117. |
| 80438 | NTA | 1976 Wolverton | Great Central Railway | Rebuilt from SK 25139. |
Pre-Nationalisation TPO Stowage Vehicles:
| Number | Company | Built | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70268 | LNER | 1931 Dunkinfield | Great Central Railway | Converted from Pigeon Van in 1950 |
| 4958 | Southern | 1939 Ashford | Mid Hants Railway | - |
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| Coaching stock of British Rail Mark 1 - Mark 2 - Mark 3 - Mark 4 |
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| Passenger coaches | |||
| Mark 1: | BCK - BFK - BSK - BSO - BSOT - CK - FK - FO - RB - RBR - RF - RKB - RMB RU - SK - SLC - SLF - SLSTP - SO - TSO |
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| Mark 2: | BFK - BSK - BSO - BSOT - BUO - DBSO - FK - FO - FOT - PFB - PFK - PFP RFB - RLO - RMBF - RSS - SK - SO - TSO - TSOT |
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| Mark 3: | BFO - CO - FO - RFM - SLE - SLEP - TSO - TSOB (Locomotive-hauled) TF - TGS - TRB - TRFB - TRFK - TRSB - TS (HST trailers) |
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| Mark 4: | FO - RBF - RSB - TSO - TSOE | ||
| Non-passenger coaches | |||
| Mark 1 | BG - BPOT - BV - Courier - GUV - PCV - POS - POT | ||
| Mark 3 & 4: | DVT | edit | |
