London Post Office Railway 1962 Stock
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The London Post Office Railway
1962 Stock was built by English Electric
in 1962. Two of these units were built at prototypes for a possible new design of stock. Several of the design features were later incorporated into the 1980 Stock
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Two sets were built, numbered 1 and 2. The first unit was withdrawn in 1967 after just five years, and was eventually scrapped. The second lasted until 1980 but was later repaired using parts from its scrapped sister, being renumbered to 66.
This unit was withdrawn in 2003 when the system closed.
London Post Office Railway
The Post Office Railway, also known as Mail Rail, was a narrow-gauge driverless private underground railway in London built by the Post Office with assistance from the Underground Electric Railways Company of London to move mail between sorting offices...
1962 Stock was built by English Electric
English Electric
English Electric was a British industrial manufacturer. Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers...
in 1962. Two of these units were built at prototypes for a possible new design of stock. Several of the design features were later incorporated into the 1980 Stock
London Post Office Railway 1980 Stock
The London Post Office Railway 1980 Stock was built by Hunslet in Leeds between 1980 and 1982. The units were originally ordered from Greenbat, but this company went into administration after building just three sets...
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Two sets were built, numbered 1 and 2. The first unit was withdrawn in 1967 after just five years, and was eventually scrapped. The second lasted until 1980 but was later repaired using parts from its scrapped sister, being renumbered to 66.
This unit was withdrawn in 2003 when the system closed.