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A Post Office Sorting Van is a type of rail vehicle built for use in a Travelling Post Office (TPO). British Rail built ninety-six of these vehicles between 1959 and 1977 , to several similar designs, all based on the Mark 1 Coach Design . They were numbered in the range 80300-80395. The earliest vehicles built featured catching nets and collection arms, to allow mail bags to be exchanged without the train needing to stop. Following the Great Train Robbery , vehicles from 80319 onwards featured a revised design with smaller windows. In the early 1970s , British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system. Vehicles were given the TOPS code NS, followed by an '''A''' if they were air-braked, or an '''X''' if they had both air and vacuum brakes. PRESERVATION Several vehicles have been preserved. EXTERNAL LINKS
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