Talk:Post Office sorting van

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discontinuation

This goes from discussing manufacturing dates to discussing preservation. Presumably, use was discontinued somewhere between those. It would be nice to discuss that. Ccrrccrr (talk) 21:45, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The BR Standard Mark 1 Travelling Post Office (TPO) vans were built or converted from other types between 1959 and 1977, by which time there were 145. These comprised 96 POS, numbered 80300–95; 40 POT, numbered 80400–39; and 9 BPOT, numbered 80450–8, and all are listed in

Fox, Peter (August 1979). Coaching Stock Pocket Book (1st ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publications. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-906579-03-1.

Apart from one withdrawal (no. 80317) in 1982, the fleet remained intact until 1991–92 when 14 were withdrawn. There was then a short hiatus, but a further 24 were withdrawn at a slow rate between 1996 and 2002, leaving 106 TPO vans (comprising 68 POS, 35 POT and 3 BPOT) in service until 2004

Fox, Peter; Hall, Peter (2003). British Railways Pocket Book No. 2: Coaching Stock 2004 (28th ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing. pp. 77–79. ISBN 1-902336-33-X.

during that year they were all withdrawn in a short period of time.

Hall, Peter; Fox, Peter (2004). British Railways Pocket Book No. 2: Coaching Stock 2005 (29th ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing. ISBN 1-902336-41-0.

shows none at all. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 23:48, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]