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The British Rail Class 325 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train owned by and operated for the Royal Mail to carry bulk mail. The class consists of four-car sets with dual-voltage 25 kV (AC) and 750 V (DC) power. While the Class 325 cabs bear a resemblance to the Networker family of DMUs and EMUs, the Class 325 is based on the Class 319.
Canada Post (French: Postes Canada) is the Federal Identity Program name. The legal name is Canada Post Corporation in English and Société canadienne des postes in French. During the late 1980s and much of the 1990s, the short forms used in the corporation's logo were "Mail" (English) and "Poste" (French), rendered as "Poste Mail" in Québec ...
Royal Mail delivered its first parcel using a drone in December 2020 when a package was sent to a remote lighthouse on Scotland's Isle of Mull. [153] In Scotland, it partnered with Skyports for postal services using drones. [154] The RMS St. Helena was a cargo and passenger ship that served the British overseas territory of Saint Helena.
On 26 June 1967, 35003 Royal Mail recorded the highest speed ever for the class. Hauling a train comprising three carriages and two parcels vans (164 tons tare, 180 tons gross) between Weymouth and Waterloo , the mile between milepost 38 and milepost 37 (located between Winchfield and Fleet ) was covered in 34 seconds, a speed of 105.88 mph.
Weight. 30 tonnes (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons) Track gauge. 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) A general utility van ( GUV) is a type of rail vehicle built by British Rail primarily for transporting mail and parcels. They were used by both Rail Express Systems and Railtrack. Colas Rail and some train operating companies still use them.
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The Post Office Railway, known since 1987 as Mail Rail, [1] is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge, driverless underground railway in London that was built by the Post Office with assistance from the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, to transport mail between sorting offices. Inspired by the Chicago Tunnel Company, [2] it opened in 1927 ...
January 18, 2023 at 8:06 AM. Royal Mail has started moving “limited volumes” of export parcels following the recent cyber incident. The company said it was trialling “operational workarounds ...