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The Travelling Post Office

Lineside Apparatus - Didcot Railway Centre

Great Western TPO 814 alongside Didcot's apparatus in the 'out of use' positionA view of the lineside apparatus in the out of use position as the TPO stands along side. This gives some idea of the clearances when the lineside is not in use. Note that the standard comprises two uprights and one each of the single and double arms.

The lineside apparatus at the Nene Valley Railway is to the same design.

 
Didcot's lineside standardsThe view of the standards from the rear.
 
Didcot's wayside netsA view of the wayside nets from the rear.
 
The linside hut at DidcotA view of the hut, used by the postmen to protect themselves from the exchange of pouches - they can often not exchange correctly and fly off somewhere.
 
A view of the complete lineside equipment at DidcotA view of the complete exchange equipment.