Brake Post Office stowage van

what is it?

A brake Post Office stowage van is a type of rail vehicle built for use in a travelling post office. The principal features were an open interior for the stowage of mail bags before or after sorting (but not for the sorting operation itself); and a compartment for the train guard, equipped with a handbrake. Some were also provided with traductor arms and/or nets for the transfer of mail pouches between lineside equipment and the van.

who runs it

British Rail

base stats

• built 9made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 67 years ago, in 1959.
• 📏19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 45 years (1959–2004).

carriage / wagon: Unpowered passenger coaches or freight wagons, pulled by a locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1959

in service from

1959

retired

2004

status

retired

number built

9

kind

carriage / wagon

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

York engine sheds and locomotive works

operators

British Rail

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

length

19.5 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.