Rail Express Systems

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Rail Express Systems livery as carried by Propelling Control Vehicle no. 94335 stabled at Plymouth on 29th August 2003.

Rail Express Systems was the sector of British Rail responsible for transport of mail and parcels traffic, which included the Travelling Post Office trains.

In 1992, it introduced a new livery of red, with a grey upper band, and light blue and grey flashes.

The company was bought by EWS in 1996.

Routes

Travelling Post Office Routes

London-Glasgow
London-Carlisle
London-Newcastle
London-Dover
London-Norwich
Penzance-Bristol
Plymouth-Newcastle
Cardiff-Glasgow

Other Mail Trains

London-Bristol
London-Glasgow
London-Newcastle
London-Norwich
London-Plymouth
London-Swansea
Plymouth-Glasgow
Plymouth-Newcastle
Walsall-Inverness

Rolling Stock

Locomotives

Multiple Units

Class 114/1
Class 128
Class 302/9
Class 325

Coaching Stock

NAA – Propelling Control Vehicle
NBA – Brake Guard (High-security)
NDX – Brake Guard (90mph)
NEX – Brake Guard (100mph)
NHA – Brake Guard (110mph)
NIA – Brake Guard (High-securiy) (110mph)
NJX – General Utility Van (90mph)
NKA – General Utility Van (High-security) (100mph)

Coaching Stock (cont.)

NLX – Newspaper Van
NNX – Courier Vehicle
NPX – General Utility Van (TPO use)
NOA – General Utility Van (100mph)
NRA – Container Van
NSA – Post Office Sorting Van
NTA – Post Office Stowage Van
NUA – Brake Post Office Stowage Van

Sectors of British Rail
Passenger InterCity \| Network SouthEast \| Regional Railways
Freight Load-Haul \| Mainline Freight \| Rail Express Systems \| Railfreight Distribution \| Trainload Freight \| Trans-Rail

Categories: British Rail(ways)