LMS None Post Office Sorting Van Built 1949

LMS None Post Office Sorting Van Built 1949

Present Location Nene Valley
County Location Peterborough
Designed For LMS
Build Location Wolverton
Built By BR
First Number 30272
Later Numbers M30272M
Present Number None
Owner Nene Valley Railway
Diagram Number 2167
Lot Number 1559
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Derelict/Not Present
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
Operating No
Stored Under Cover
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Rarity Few
Importance Very Important
Additional Notes Last surviving 'Great Train Robbery' coach. P 1974: at Brighton then NRM York 1977-84, Tyseley till 1996. Donated to NVR by NRM 3/96. Only one other LMS TPO (Butterley). Slow progress with £30,000 rebuild to 1949 condition: much new material. 09/24: sheeted.
Inspected By Gordon Maslin
Date Inspected 11/09/2006
Main Photo Taken By Steve West
Date of Image 07/09/2024
At Risk No
Record Last Updated 04/04/2025

01/10/2000: earlier stage of restoration

Dan Adkins 18/06/2017

     








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