R40568 RailRoad Royal Mail TPO Coach 80331 - with working TPO catcher option-set-131 98 class 33s were originally

98 class 33s were originally built and bore the numbers D6500 - D6597

This allowed for smoother running and with the primary coil springs and hydraulic dampers the coaches were able to run smoothly at 125mph instead of the limited 100mph from the MK2s

On Analogue

Also included is a train engineer figure to work the turntable from his two-level station

R40568 RailRoad Royal Mail TPO Coach 80331 - with working TPO catcher option-set-131 98 class 33s were originallyThe Traveling Post Office (TPO) has been a fixture on Britains railways since mail was first carried on trains in the 1830s. The sorting of mail in transit gradually reduced in the 21st century as mechanised sorting at depots became commonplace and concerns about the safety of workers carrying out letter sorting at increased main line speeds. The last TPO using carriages in the UK took place during the night of 9th January 2004. After that, a fleet of