Post Office stowage van

UK rolling stock class

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.

Preservation

The preserved stowage vehicles are as follows:

In addition, 80421 was also purchased for preservation by the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, but was scrapped in July 2008.

Pre-Nationalisation TPO Stowage Vehicles:

References

1. "LNER 6777 Gresley Gangwayed Passenger Brake (Later POT) built 1931".
2. "SR 4958 Post Office Tender Vehicle built 1939".