TPO Formation Order

[Calnefoxile]

Also, if you run 2 TPO's in the same rake, then one has to be the other way round, I.E. the old mail bag catcher doors on opposite sides, if that makes sense.

Cheers

Neal.

Interesting Neal but why?

Ray

AFAIK just in case they had to run wrong line into platforms, or so I'm led to believe.

Regards

Neal.

[REGP]

Thanks Neal, that does make sense.
Ray

[koyli55002]

REGP...if you have no luck getting back copies then drop me a line and I will scan the ones I have.

[REGP]

koyli

Thanks for the offer, if I don't have any luck I'll give you a PM.

Ray

[ScottyStitch]

If it's of any help, I have the train formation tables for scottish region east for 0964 to 03/65.

The Aberdeen to Carstairs postal is formed thus:

POS POS POT POT BG SK CK SK BSK CK BSK

At Perth, the POS POS POT POT BG portion detached and sped off at a rate of knots to join with the postal train from Glasgow at Carstairs. The remaining coaches then continued on to Glasgow under different motive power.

Coming back, at Carstairs to Aberdeen postal looked like this:

POS POS POT POT until, at Stirling, the following were attached BSK CK BG BG

The final BG was detached at Perth, the remainder continuing to Aberdeen.

[REGP]

Thanks Scotty, that's all useful info.

Sight of some of those formation tables would not only be most interesting but very useful, if they are intelligibly to a layman that is.  If that,s possible can you give me a PM please,

I wonder if the passenger coaches with a BSK in the middle that headed to Glasgow split again somewhere else?

Regards

Ray

[ScottyStitch]

Thanks Scotty, that's all useful info.

Sight of some of those formation tables would not only be most interesting but very useful, if they are intelligibly to a layman that is.  If that,s possible can you give me a PM please,

I wonder if the passenger coaches with a BSK in the middle that headed to Glasgow split again somewhere else?

Regards

Ray

As far as I'm aware, not in this case, the whole passenger portion went on to Buchanan Street.

[d-a-n]

I was at my Dads and went through his books 'Mail by Rail' and 'The British Travelling Post Office' by Peter Johnson and an example of an early crest crimson and cream formation is as follows:

BG, BCK, FK, SO, SO, BG, TPO, TPO, TPO

Both are older books but well worth buying.

[REGP]

I have copies of two articles that may be of help ...
One from Rail Express (March 2011) showing some sample TPO formations for dates from 1986 to 1996.
The second from Modern Railway Modelling (Spring 2005) showing some sample TPO formations for dates from 1993 to 2003.
Would they be of any use or do you have them already ?

Hi

I have managed to get back copies if the Rail Express for March 2011 covering TPOs and March 2009 which covered Parcel Trains, that gives me the info I wanted for that period.

Even though the modelling content concentrats on "00" I found the real railway features very interesting & informative,  and may well buy the Mag'  occasionally in the future.

Thanks again.

Ray

[REGP]

I was at my Dads and went through his books 'Mail by Rail' and 'The British Travelling Post Office' by Peter Johnson and .......

Thanks for the info D-A-N

I have the "TPO" Book but not the "Mail by Night" will have alook around for it.

Ray

[Caz]

I was at my Dads and went through his books 'Mail by Rail' and 'The British Travelling Post Office' by Peter Johnson and an example of an early crest crimson and cream formation is as follows:

BG, BCK, FK, SO, SO, BG, TPO, TPO, TPO

Both are older books but well worth buying.

Thanks for the info d.a.n both ordered second hand from AbeBooks.   

[REGP]

Thanks again D-A-N.

Just managed to pick up a second hand copy of "Mail by Rail" from ebay.

Caz I am sure you'll find the TPO book fascinating, I know I did.

Ray