London Post Office Railway 1930 Stock

The London Post Office Railway 1930 Stock and 1936 Stock was built by English Electric. These units comprised the bulk of the fleet from the 1930s until the introduction of the 1980 Stock. The articulated units were designed to replace the earlier unsuccessful 1927 Stock, which were prone to derailments.

1930 Stock Car No. 803 at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

An initial 50 units were ordered, being built in two batches from 1930–1931. They reused electrical equipment from withdrawn 1927 Stock units. Due to an increase in traffic levels, ten further units were built in 1936. The numbering details of units is shown in the table below:

1930 Stock (Batch 1)

1930 Stock (Batch 2)

1936 Stock

Stock retained after 1984

Number(s)
Original	Later
752	-
753	-
754	-
755	35
756	36
757	-
758	-
759	-
760	37
761	38
762	39
763	-

Number(s)
Original	Later
793	-
794	-
795	-
796	-
797	-
798	-
799	-
800	-
801	40
802	-
803	-
804	-
805	41
806	42
807	-
808	-
809	-
810	-
811	43

Number(s)
Original	Later
812	44
813	-
814	45
815	46
816	-
817	-
818	-
819	47
820	-
821	-
822	-
823	-
824	48
825	-
826	-
827	49
828	-
829	-
830	-

Number(s)
Original	Later
923	-
924	-
925	-
926	-
927	-
928	50
929	-
930	-
931	51
932	-

Numbers		Type
New	Original	Type
35	755	1930 (1st Batch)
36	756	1930 (1st Batch)
37	760	1930 (1st Batch)
38	761	1930 (1st Batch)
39	762	1930 (1st Batch)
40	801	1930 (2nd Batch)
41	805	1930 (2nd Batch)
42	806	1930 (2nd Batch)
43	811	1930 (2nd Batch)
44	812	1930 (2nd Batch)
45	814	1930 (2nd Batch)
46	815	1930 (2nd Batch)
47	819	1930 (2nd Batch)
48	824	1930 (2nd Batch)
49	827	1930 (2nd Batch)
50	928	1936
51	931	1936

After the introduction of the 1980 Stock, some units were retained, being renumbered into the range 35–51 in 1984. All remaining units were withdrawn in 2003 when the system closed.

Several units have been preserved, most of which are from the second batch of 1930 Stock. These are listed below:

760 (later 37) - Beeches Light Railway
761 (later 38) - Launceston Steam Railway
803 – Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
806 (later 42) - Launceston Steam Railway
807 – The British Postal Museum & Archive's Museum Store (previously in the Science Museum, London)
808 – Amberley Working Museum
809 – National Railway Museum

London Post Office Railway rolling stock
Locomotives:	1926 electric locomotives
Electric units:	1927 - 1930 - 1936 - 1962 - 1980

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