The Mail Van
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Tom Tipper owns a Mail Van that he uses for mail collection and deliveries. The van was once taken away and replaced with a bike while Tom was ill, but was soon put back into service after Percy accidentally ran the bike over.
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Basis
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The Mail Van is based on similar vans built by Morris and Bedford in the 1940s and 50s for mail collection and deliveries in country areas over the whole of Britain.
Appearances
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Railway Series
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Television series
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- Season 4 - Mind that Bike
- Season 5 - Toby and the Flood, Toby's Discovery, and Oliver's Find
- Season 6 - Edward the Very Useful Engine
- Season 7 - Bulgy Rides Again
Specials:
Magazine stories
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- 2008 - Percy's Post!
- 2010 - Pulling the Post
- 2011 - Steam on Stamps
Merchandise
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- ERTL (discontinued)
- Bandai Tecs (with flatbed; discontinued)
- Wind-up Trains (normal and metallic)
- Nakayoshi (with mailbox; discontinued)
Trivia
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- The Mail Van also shares the same body as the the bakery van.
- The Mail Van's television series model is currently on display at Drayton Manor.
- The Mail Van is the only faceless vehicle to have its own nameboard.