The GPO Fleet and its successors, showing the vehicle history of the Telephone Service
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...with examples from the GPO, Post Office Telephones, British Telecom, BT and Openreach. Also includes the Post Office Radio Service, PEUs (Pole Erection Units) and elevating platforms. |
| Photo: Osborne Lane, Amberley Museum © LSA April 2011 |
BT/PO Vehicle Rally 2015
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The Post Office Vehicle Club's 2015 Rally was held on Sunday 26th April 2015 |
These are defined under the British Standard Specification for colours for identification, coding and special purposes - BS 381C
The latest version of the standard is BS 381C: 1996 which specifies the names and illustrates 91 standard colours.
- 538 Post Office Red (previously British Standard Colour No.38) was used on mailvans until about 1968 when...
- 539 Postal Service Red was used.
- 223 Mid Bronze Green was used on telecom vehicles until about 1968 when...
- 356 Golden Yellow was used.
- 631 Light Grey the original colour of equipment racks. More commonly known as (Light) Battleship Grey.
- 384 Light Straw the colour of Post Office equipment racks
from about 1960.
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Showing the vehicle history of the telephone service, with examples from the GPO, Post Office Telephones, British Telecom, BT and Openreach. |
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