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The Travelling Post Office

LMS TPO - 30225

Built in 1939 at Wolverton works near Milton Keynes by the LMS to diagram 2043 and lot 1238, this vehicle was preserved at the Midland Railway Centre in 1974.

Exterior view of 3022530225 is now displayed inside the Midland Railway Centre's Kirtley Museum Building. As such it is kept in secure and dry accomodation that is open for the public to visit.Whilst the vehicle has been painted at some time in the past it is not numbered, lined or have its 'Royal Mail' lettering
 
View of the carriage apparatus exchange equipmentThe apparatus area is complete except for the netting and it is also partly dismantled.
 
Internal view of 30225Internally the vehicle is basically as it left traffic.
 
View of the short fittings in 30225The fittings at the registered fitting end.
 
the lever that operates the apparatus equipment on 30225This is the lever that allows the apparatus equipment to be extended to pick up pouches during an "exchange".