Post Office Telephones: Albion

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Albion 30 cwt Linesman's General Utility CXN 247 (1936) U8086 was first registered in May 1936 and used in the Gloucester Area until 1950. All photos © LSA April 2008.
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Introduction

Albion trucks were first purchased by the Post Office in the early 1930s. In common with other vehicles, which later became part of the Post Office Fleet, the Albion telephone utility was specified with a custom - built bodywork.

Connected Earth Collection
CXN 247
Albion 30 cwt Linesman's General Utility CXN 247 (1936)
U8086 was first registered in May 1936 and used in the Gloucester Area until 1950.


Photographed at Amberley in 2008 it resides within BT's Connected Earth, partner collection. See further details below...  

"This type of vehicle was used in the Post Office Engineering Department, between 1927 and 1958, by gangs of up to 4 men working on overhead line construction and installation. This particular vehicle, U8086, was first registered in May 1936 and used in the Gloucester Area until 1950, having in that time covered 83,700 miles. In 1950 it was sold to a sawmill owner in Wiltshire who parked it in a paddock, where it remained unused for 20 years. It was re-purchased by the Post Office Central Repair Depot at Yeading, and made its first journey as a preserved vehicle, to Brighton, in May 1971. Since then it has covered over 8,000 miles attending vintage vehicle rallies, carnivals and fetes, and has won numerous awards (including the Class Award in the 1975 London to Brighton run of the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club). The chassis of U8086 was manufactured by Albion Motors Limited, Scotstown, Glasgow in 1935 and priced at £303.5s.6d. The body was built using best quality oak and aluminium, from Post Office drawings by T. Harrington Limited of Hove, and cost £143.0s.0d."

Linemen's General Utility - Albion CXN 247
The Albion 30 cwt was originally one of the vehicles in the Telecom Technology Showcase Historic Vehicle Collection. In 2002 it was relocated to the Connected Earth collection at Amberley Museum.
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CXN 247 at Amberley

Filmed at Amberley Museum during the Post Office Vehicle Club Rally in 2008.



Video © LSA April 2008.

 

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