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GCR Mail by Rail 2008Great Central Railway - "Mail by Rail 2008" - 26th & 27th July 2008

Pictures and report from the event.

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80359 © Brian StanwayTPO Disposals

Pictures of the TPOs in their final days.

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GCR Mail by Rail 2006Great Central Railway - "Mail by Rail 2006" - 29th & 30th July 2006

Pictures and report from the event.

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Rail Mail 2005Nene Valley Railway - "Rail Mail 2005" - 18th & 19th June 2005

Pictures and report from the event.

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Vintage Weekend 2004Nene Valley Railway - "Vintage Weekend 2004" - 10th & 11th July 2004

Pictures and report from the event.

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Rail Mail 2004Nene Valley Railway - "Rail Mail 2004" - 19th & 20 June 2004

Details of the event in 2004 including pictures from lineside exchanges, around Wansford, TPO and NVR staff at work and Marie Saville's Collection. The timetable used for the event is also available.

The Last PostPoem - The Last Post - Sunday 30th May 2004

A poem by Steve Glason

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The Last PiperTPOs - The Final Nights - York - Wednesday 14th January 2004

Details of the final nights at York Station

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Last night on the NETPO DownTPOs - The Final Night - The North Eastern Down TPO - Saturday 10th January 2004

Details of the final night of the North East Down TPO.

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Last night on the NETPO UpTPOs - The Final Night - The North Eastern Up TPO - Saturday 10th January 2004

Details of the final night of the North East Up TPO.

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Sorting onboard the NETPOTPOs - The Final Week - "The Last Post" - Tuesday 6th January 2004

Details of the last week of TPOs before they become history.

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View of TPOs at PRDCVisit to Princess Royal Distribution Centre - Tuesday 16th December 2003

Brian Hallett, David Jackson & Brian White visited the PRDC to see the TPO system one more time before it finishes in January 2004..

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TPO 80318 at Colne Valley RailwayColne Valley TPO Day - Sunday 27th July 2003

The Colne Valley Railway held a TPO day to commemorate the last running of the East Anglian TPO service the previous Friday.

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Sorting onboard the North Eastern TPONorth East Down TPO - Monday 9th June 2003

Brian Hallett's & Brian White's journey on the North East Down TPO on the night of 9th June 2003

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Didcot's last TPO weekend of 2002Didcot Railway Centre - "TPO Weekend" - 24th & 25th August 2002

The final weekend of operations at Didcot in 2002.

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Steam Railway Gala 2002Great Central Railway - "Steam Railway Gala 2002" - 27th & 28th July 2002

Pictures and video of the TPOs in action during the Gala.

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Rail Mail 2002Nene Valley Railway - "Rail Mail 2002" - 15th & 16 June 2002

Details of the event in 2002 including pictures from Saturday 15th June 2002, Sunday 16th June 2002 & Pictures by Nigel Hunt. The timetable used for the event is also available.

Didcot's 21st TPO AnniversaryDidcot Railway Centre - "21st TPO Anniversary" - 23rd & 24th September 2000

Didcot's weekend of celebrating twenty one years of TPO operations on their demonstration line.

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NVR's Rail Mail 2000Nene Valley Railway - "Rail Mail 2000" - 9th & 10th September 2000

The Nene Valley Railway's first ever TPO event, including the naming of 67004 "Post Haste"

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