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 to 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 They reused electrical equipment from withdrawn 1927 Stock units.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 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 All remaining units were withdrawn in 2003 when the system closed.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) - previously on Beeches Light Railway
• 761 (later 38) - Launceston Steam Railway
• 803 – Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
• 806 (later 42) - Launceston Steam Railway
• 807 – Postal Museum Store, Loughton (previously in Science Museum, London collection)
• 808 – Amberley Working Museum
• 809 – Statfold Barn Railway (previously in National Railway Museum, York)

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