Telecommunication Vehicles
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.
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Photo: Osborne Lane, Amberley
Museum © LSA April 2011 |
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BT/PO Vehicle Rally 2015
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The Post Office Vehicle Club's 2015 Rally was held on
Sunday 26th April 2015
British Telecom Bedford HA
at MKM © LSA April 2014
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Paint Colours
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.
Links
www.aquatecpaint.co.uk/
www.magirusgroup.com/de/en/
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Post Office Vehicle Club
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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.
Also includes the Post Office Radio Service, PEUs (Pole
Erection Units) and elevating platforms.
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Resources
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Note:
These books contain a wealth of photographs and information
about the Post Office Fleets.
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