Barmpots are well known oop North

Tim

https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/news/graham-farish-announces-new-post-office-tender-stowage-van-in-n-gauge/

Model details I link above
https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/91495-blog-general-coach-works-making-a-bpot-diagram-723/


http://eastbank.org.uk/br_coaches.htm
Photos scroll down


I believe BH enterprises did a kit
https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/175304-n-gauge-tpo-pos-pot-bpot/
@StevenB


Ten I believe.  Article should help
Diagram 732. York 1968
8 types were constructed
This is D. 732

https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/graham-farish-announce-newly-tooled-pot-coaches?srsltid=AfmBOor2GB45WkbiMHDBlBQDY1Iqdao-_OkcFAIydJsQPnAf3giSUUsL

Has info

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_Post_Office_stowage_van



Cheers Chris

thanks crewearpley did not know that re the bpot!

how many bpots were there? 


tim

Link here: https://forum.mrhmag.com/post/mrh-202409-september-2024-13491885

Mostly Horribly Oversized of course,

Jon

Tony
Thanks that's the comprehensive helpful link with photos. Appreciated

Quote from: martyn on September 15, 2024, 10:03:52 AMNot sure, but isn't there a thread on the Forum somewhere already about Royal Mail formations? Presumably in the Real Railways thread, but don't know.

Martyn

There's this one:
https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=54133.msg714327#msg714327

Quote from: bluedepot on September 15, 2024, 11:32:21 AMHi

What's a BPOT?  Or was that a typo?

Cheers


Tim

There's a brake post office tender BPOT
https://www.lightstraw.uk/gpo/tpo/nvr/vans1.html
Nene Valley Railway


https://www.flickr.com/photos/55223176@N03/12743557974/
Peter Skuce

It's a Brake/Guard compartment equipped POT

Hi

What's a BPOT?  Or was that a typo?

Cheers


Tim

Quote from: Newportnobby on September 15, 2024, 10:44:42 AMGreat info, Steven.
Ta muchly

Steven that's appreciated
The Workington service often connected with London/ Scotland services and was short in formation

As mick says much appreciated.