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| | | (...) At the moment I'm working on an RPO based on the image at this link. Does anyone know whether it would have had doors on both sides? I seem to recall that the British TPO (travelling post office) carriages were/are asymmetric. With all those (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Adding the SF Coaches... —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Agreed. the interior is very likely asymmetric (I've seen plans of RPOs but can't give a cite right now, they were in published in Model Railroader). Notwithstanding that, there are certainly doors on both sides (in an area that doesn't have (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Adding the SF Coaches... —Chris Dee
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| | | | (...) Many thanks - I'll probably leave one side without windows, then. British TPOs used to have a mailbox on the side of the carriage for a late collection whilst waiting for departure from the terminus station. Was this the practice in the US (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Adding the SF Coaches... —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Leave a FEW, just blank out the part of the wall that has the sorting section.... (...) I'm not sure. I can't remember off hand. But since there is a US prototype for EVERYTHING, I think it's very possible that some had this (or else you could (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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