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Ellis



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Location: Betws y Coed, North Wales

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2016 8:45 pm    Post subject: Royal Mail delivery vans. Reply with quote

A fleet of these, Reliant Regal vans arrived here in Betws y Coed in 1971/72.

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They did not last long, rough roads and the general abuse Royal Mail vans suffer in a hilly and rural area soon took their toll.
The Reliant vans suffered most on farm tracks and upland rural roads where their single front wheel hit any hidden obstacle hidden by the grassy centre.

How many different makes, types or model of Royal Mail delivery vans can you remember in years gone by?[/img]
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kevin2306



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Location: nr Llangollen, north wales

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2016 9:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Royal Mail delivery vans. Reply with quote

Ellis wrote:
A fleet of these, Reliant Regal vans arrived here in Betws y Coed in 1971/72.

[img]

They did not last long, rough roads and the general abuse Royal Mail vans suffer in a hilly and rural area soon took their toll.
The Reliant vans suffered most on farm tracks and upland rural roads where their single front wheel hit any hidden obstacle hidden by the grassy centre.

How many different makes, types or model of Royal Mail delivery vans can you remember in years gone by?[/img]


My late father in law ran the post office garage in Corwen for many years, he loved telling me about all the various models that they serviced. Vivas, escort, Morris 1000, landrover etc

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Billf



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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lots of RM Vans here.

http://www.lightstraw.co.uk/gpo/do/rm/index.html
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Rootes75



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have seen a couple of GPO and Royal Mail articulated BMC lorries restored, there is a lot of interest in them.

On a similar note, just up the road from us there always used to be stored a couple of BBC outside broadcast Bedford lorries.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There used to be a big BMC artic, early 60s I think, parked behind the PO in Cheadle during the 1980s. It was there for years, rumour was that an Austin 7 van was stored in the back. If I can find the photo I'll add it in.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There's an active Yahoo group about Post Office vehicles here:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/povehicleclub/info
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