It is now over 30 years since the last lineside apparatus exchange took place on the British Railways network at Penrith, since this date in October 1971 there have only been three locations in Great Britain that have been able to operate the exchange. The Great Western Society at Didcot was the first in 1975, followed by the Great Central Railway in 1982 and most recently the Nene Valley Railway in September 2000.

Click on the link for details of a trip on the North East TPO in June 2003 and a tour of PRDC in December 2003

The Travelling Post Office system ended on the night of Friday 9th January 2004. Reports on the last week of the North East TPO can be found in our articles section, as well as details from other trains on the last night.