- “Is that a smart new van I see?”
- ― Percy to Tom Tipper, Mind that Bike, Season 4
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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.
Basis
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
Railway SeriesTelevision series
The Mail Van also made an appearance in the PC game, Railway Adventures. Specials: Magazine stories
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Merchandise
- ERTL (discontinued)
- Thomas Engine Collection Series (with flatbed; discontinued)
- Wind-up Trains (normal, advertisement with Mr. Bubbles, and metallic)
- Nakayoshi (with mailbox; discontinued)
- Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
Trivia
- 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.
Gallery
The Mail Van in the Railway Series
Post Van with nameboard
Butch and the mail van at Drayton Manor
The Mail Van in a magazine story
ERTL Promo art
Merchandise Gallery
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