Post Office Telephones Service Vans of the 1950s 

• 1998 
• PO2002 
• Vanguards 
• Morris 

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Post Office Telephones Service Vans of the 1950s

PO2002

Delivery Van, Limited Edition, Post & parcel service

1998

England

The GPO Telephones fleet of motor vehicles was established in 1919. Over the years that the Post Office operated Britain’s telephone service, the light vans used by telephone engineers were similar to those employed on Royal Mail deliveries and collections. Royal Mail vehicles were painted in the familiar Post Office red, whereas the GPO Telephones had a livery of mid-bronze and Lincoln-green with white lettering until 1968 when it was changed to golden yellow with grey-green lettering, a livery that was retained until the establishment of British Telecom in October 1981. For many years the GPO was the UK’s largest fleet operator of vehicles other than the Army. MORRIS MINOR TELEPHONES UTILITY From 1932 Post Office Telephones ran a light fleet composed almost exclusively of Morris Minors. Firstly the Morris Minor, with a ‘hybrid’ version using the ‘eight’ engine, from 1934 until 1940 when it was replaced by the Morris ‘Z’ van, remaining faithfull to the Morris marque until the 1970s. Seen here in the 1968 golden yellow colour, the post-war Morris Minor 5cwt van went into General Post Office service in 1953, superceding the Morris Z series. Between 1953 and 1972, when the last was delivered, no fewer than 27.866 Morris Minor utilities were produced for the telephone service. MINI VAN TELEPHONE UTILITY First introduced in the 1960s the versatile Minivan was chosen as the eventual successor to the Morris Minor van. This example of the Minivan utility is in the pre-1968 Post Office Telephones livery of Lincoln green. The Minivan was not a universally popular vehicle with telephone engineers because of restricted headroom and in country areas low ground clearance also created a problem. Unlike the Morris Minor van and other larger Post Office vehicles, the Minivan did not carry a ladder, either on the roof or in a compartment beneath the floor. Contains: VA 11008 (Morris Minor Van - Post Office Telephones); VA 01406 (Mini Van - Post Office Telephones). Limited Edition 5.000 pcs. (with certificate)