Rail Express Systems

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Rail Express Systems livery as carried by Class 90 electric locomotive no. 90016 at London Liverpool Street on 6th March 2004.

Rail Express Systems livery as carried by Propelling Control Vehicle no. 94335 stabled at Plymouth on 29th August 2003

Rail Express Systems was the sector of British Rail responsible for transport of mail and parcels traffic, which included the Travelling Post Office trains.

In 1992, it introduced a new livery of red, with a grey upper band, and light blue and grey flashes.

The company was bought by EWS in 1996.

[edit] Routes

Travelling Post Office Routes

London-Glasgow
London-Carlisle
London-Newcastle
London-Dover
London-Norwich
Penzance-Bristol
Plymouth-Newcastle
Cardiff-Glasgow

Other Mail Trains

London-Bristol
London-Glasgow
London-Newcastle
London-Norwich
London-Plymouth
London-Swansea
Plymouth-Glasgow
Plymouth-Newcastle
Walsall-Inverness

[edit] Rolling Stock

Locomotives

Multiple Units

Coaching Stock

NAA - Propelling Control Vehicle
NBA - Brake Guard (High-security)
NDX - Brake Guard (90 mph)
NEX - Brake Guard (100 mph)
NHA - Brake Guard (110 mph)
NIA - Brake Guard (High-security) (110 mph)
NJX - General Utility Van (90 mph)
NKA - General Utility Van (High-security) (100 mph)

Coaching Stock (cont.)

NLX - Newspaper Van
NNX - Courier Vehicle
NPX - General Utility Van (TPO use)
NOA - General Utility Van (100 mph)
NRA - Container Van
NSA - Post Office Sorting Van
NTA - Post Office Stowage Van
NUA - Brake Post Office Stowage Van

v • d • e Sectors of British Rail

Passenger:	██ InterCity ███ Network SouthEast ██ Regional Railways

Freight:	██ Load-Haul ██ Mainline Freight ██ Rail Express Systems ██ Railfreight Distribution ██ Trainload Freight ██ Trans-Rail