Travelling Post Office
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The Travelling Post Office was a British railway-based mail service in which specially equipped trains sorted and transported postal items while in motion.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British postal service
ⓘ
railway mail service ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
TPO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Travelling Post Office service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Mail TPO services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 21st century ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
British postal history
ⓘ
British railway history ⓘ |
| endDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| feature |
dedicated mail exchange equipment
ⓘ
mail sorted while train in motion ⓘ onboard postal staff ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apparatus for mail exchange
ⓘ
mail storage carriage ⓘ sorting carriage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
some vehicles preserved in museums
ⓘ
some vehicles used on heritage railways ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mailExchangeMethod |
exchange of mail bags without stopping
ⓘ
lineside mail bag apparatus ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
General Post Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Mail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedOnLine |
East Coast Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Western Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Midland Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ various British railway routes ⓘ |
| operatingPattern |
night trains
ⓘ
scheduled mail trains ⓘ |
| purpose |
sort mail in transit
ⓘ
transport mail ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
changes in logistics practices
ⓘ
decline in letter volumes ⓘ operational cost concerns ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
air mail services
ⓘ
mechanised sorting centres ⓘ road-based mail transport ⓘ |
| safetyIncident | Great Train Robbery 1963 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector |
postal system
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ |
| sortingMethod |
bag-based mail sorting
ⓘ
manual sorting into pigeon holes ⓘ |
| startDate | 1838 ⓘ |
| uses |
railway
ⓘ
specially equipped mail train ⓘ |
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