TPO's

[Woolleysh33p]

 

I model br late crest, and I want to buy some TPO's.

Hattons say this is the ones for this era:
http://www.ehattons.com/34590/Graham_Farish_374_900_Mk_I_TPO_Coach_Royal_Mail_Travelling_Post_Office_Red/StockDetail.aspx

I thought the ones with the side lights were the correct ones though?

If anyone can help it would be great!

[Woolleysh33p]

This is what I thought was the correct ones:

http://www.ehattons.com/52903/Graham_Farish_374_901A_BR_Mk_I_TPO_Post_Office_red_with_side_lights_/StockDetail.aspx

[EtchedPixels]

Varies by company until BR days (LNER teak, Southern Green etc)

Post Office Red from 1951 or so
Blue/grey from 1970
The yellow stripey livery from 1986
Yellow stripey with white writing 1990
then RES

(those are painting dates, stuff  didn't all get repainted within that period)

[Tom@Crewe]

The Graham Farish 374-900 Mk I TPO Coach Royal Mail Travelling Post Office Red does look to be the modern P.O. livery/crest

[Woolleysh33p]

The Graham Farish 374-900 Mk I TPO Coach Royal Mail Travelling Post Office Red does look to be the modern P.O. livery/crest

Just looked in the graham farish book and hattons have listed them wrongly?

Oh well, I know what to look out for at TINGS!

[Newportnobby]

Rightly or wrongly, I have used the 374-901 versions to make up a 'Great Train Robbery' train along with EE Type 4

[EtchedPixels]

Rightly or wrongly, I have used the 374-901 versions to make up a 'Great Train Robbery' train along with EE Type 4

If you really care:

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=42098

[Tom@Crewe]

For the Great Train Robbery, even though the pictures is B&W if you look ant the postbox on the side of the TPO is lighter (Post office red) than the TPO so the main colour of the TPO is Maroon (1963)



And for the 1967 film this colour picture was take. The films research and use of the Maroon livery reinforcing the livery at the time as being Maroon TPO's

[Paddy]

I cannot find anything definitive for when the MK1 TPOs changed to blue/grey livery.  References seem to suggest anything from 1966 onwards.

Paddy

[EtchedPixels]

I cannot find anything definitive for when the MK1 TPOs changed to blue/grey livery.  References seem to suggest anything from 1966 onwards.

Paddy

1970

[Paddy]

I cannot find anything definitive for when the MK1 TPOs changed to blue/grey livery.  References seem to suggest anything from 1966 onwards.

Paddy

1970

Thanks EtchedPixels - where did you find this info?  I am sure Google is not being my friend today! :-)

Paddy

[Paddy]

Just found a couple of photos on Paul Bartlett's site showing a TPO in blue/grey dated June 1967.

http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brtpo/h2c38c074#h2c38c074

Paddy

[Paddy]

Rightly or wrongly, I have used the 374-901 versions to make up a 'Great Train Robbery' train along with EE Type 4

Remember the Great Train Robbery Class 40 D326 had split head codes.

Paddy

[EtchedPixels]

I cannot find anything definitive for when the MK1 TPOs changed to blue/grey livery.  References seem to suggest anything from 1966 onwards.

Paddy

1970

Thanks EtchedPixels - where did you find this info?  I am sure Google is not being my friend today! :-)

Paddy

In a booklet about TPO services. Apparently not a correct booklet given the photo you reference !

[Newportnobby]

Rightly or wrongly, I have used the 374-901 versions to make up a 'Great Train Robbery' train along with EE Type 4

If you really care:

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=42098

Thanks, Alan, although I don't know my POS from my POT  (I know I wee in one of them )
I think mine will be a sketchy affair as I don't have a split head code box Type 4 either