Tommy Faile (September 15, 1928 – August 2, 1998) was an American songwriter and singer best known for composing "Phantom 309" and singing "The Legend of the Brown Mountain Lights". He was known for his deep voice and comic on-stage banter.
Born in Lancaster, South Carolina, Faile got his start on local radio in 1946 with Snuffy Jenkins, Homer Sherrill and the Hired Hands on WIS in Columbia, South Carolina. Faile also appeared on national radio in 1949 on "Philip Morris Night with Horace Heidt". In 1951, he joined Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith's Crackerjacks as a bass player and singer. Faile also sang bass for Smith's gospel group, The Crossroads Quartet. Faile remained with Smith for eighteen years, and later had his own television show in the early 1970s, which aired on WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1995, he joined Curly Howard's radio program on WKMT. He died of a heart attack in 1998.
A Travelling Post Office (TPO) was a type of mail train in Great Britain where the post was sorted en route. The last Travelling Post Office services were ended on 9 January 2004, with the carriages used now sold for scrap or to preservation societies.
These special trains eventually became Travelling Post Offices (TPOs). TPOs were employed in many British Commonwealth countries; and the Army Post Office had its own TPOs.
TPOs were equipped with letter boxes so that mail could be posted whilst the train stood at a station. The post-marks from TPOs are valued by philatelists.
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Vol. 3 "Beatin' On The Bars" (2006)
published: 18 Oct 2015
TOMMY FAILE - The Rest Of My Life (1960)
50s Novelty Working Country Hillbilly Song (Popcorn Oldies) Lawn Records - L 104 (1960)
Writing By: Arthur Smith.
Born September 15, 1928, in Lancaster, South Carolina and Died August 2, 1998, in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.
Tommy Faile aka Tommy Ward and *Sandy Scott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8-QH3UR41w&ab_channel=BenBop1965 was an American Country, Bluegrass (and *Rockabilly - Rock And Roll) singer/songwriter and musician.
Best known for composing "Phantom 309", Tommy Faile got his start on local radio in 1946 with Snuffy Jenkins, Homer Sherrill and The Hired Hands.
In 1951, he joined Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith's Crackerjacks as a bass player and singer.
#countrymusic #hillbillymusic #prison #oldies60s
published: 10 Mar 2012
TOMMY FAILE - BAD BLOOD
published: 25 Jun 2023
Long Gone - Tommy Faile
published: 08 Apr 2023
Tommy Faile - Long Gone
Country music from Armadillo Killer
published: 18 Sep 2019
Brown Mountain Light , Tommy Faile , 1972
Written by Scotty Wiseman. Taken from the 1972 album "The Best Of Tommy.
published: 29 Apr 2023
Tommy Faile - That's All Right (Lawn 104) [1960 rockabilly]
Read more about Tommy Faile's recordings: http://countrydiscography.blogspot.fi/search/label/Faile%20Tommy
50s Novelty Working Country Hillbilly Song (Popcorn Oldies) Lawn Records - L 104 (1960)
Writing By: Arthur Smith.
Born September 15, 1928, in Lancaster, Sout...
50s Novelty Working Country Hillbilly Song (Popcorn Oldies) Lawn Records - L 104 (1960)
Writing By: Arthur Smith.
Born September 15, 1928, in Lancaster, South Carolina and Died August 2, 1998, in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.
Tommy Faile aka Tommy Ward and *Sandy Scott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8-QH3UR41w&ab_channel=BenBop1965 was an American Country, Bluegrass (and *Rockabilly - Rock And Roll) singer/songwriter and musician.
Best known for composing "Phantom 309", Tommy Faile got his start on local radio in 1946 with Snuffy Jenkins, Homer Sherrill and The Hired Hands.
In 1951, he joined Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith's Crackerjacks as a bass player and singer.
#countrymusic #hillbillymusic #prison #oldies60s
50s Novelty Working Country Hillbilly Song (Popcorn Oldies) Lawn Records - L 104 (1960)
Writing By: Arthur Smith.
Born September 15, 1928, in Lancaster, South Carolina and Died August 2, 1998, in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.
Tommy Faile aka Tommy Ward and *Sandy Scott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8-QH3UR41w&ab_channel=BenBop1965 was an American Country, Bluegrass (and *Rockabilly - Rock And Roll) singer/songwriter and musician.
Best known for composing "Phantom 309", Tommy Faile got his start on local radio in 1946 with Snuffy Jenkins, Homer Sherrill and The Hired Hands.
In 1951, he joined Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith's Crackerjacks as a bass player and singer.
#countrymusic #hillbillymusic #prison #oldies60s
The Travelling Post-Office by Hesba Stretton - Full Audiobook | Mysterious Short Stories
A full unabridged audiobook of the classic short story, "The Travelling Post-Office", by Hesba Stretton - complete with sounds and visuals.
As a post-office worker is tasked with the job of escorting the Prime Minister's despatch-box from the Midlands to London on the overnight train, he is surprised to find a request that a young lady from the local area be admitted to witness the journey as well. Upon arriving in London, the worker is shocked to find the box missing and the girl nowhere in sight. But where did the mysterious woman disappear to, and where is the despatch-box now?
"Mugby Junction" is a set of short stories written in 1866 by Charles Dickens and collaborators Charles Collins, Amelia B. Edwards, Andrew Halliday, and Hesba Stretton. It was first published in a Christmas ...
published: 08 Nov 2023
Collecting Mail at 75 mph! The Travelling Post Office | Stanley Gibbons
Oscar Young, Specialist Auction Describer, introduces us to the high risk world of the Travelling Post Office (TPO) with a little help from our friends at @hornbyinternational.
Further reading: https://bit.ly/3z9qk1r
Stanley Gibbons Collect British Postmarks: https://bit.ly/3vdUSOg
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published: 04 Aug 2022
GCR's 'Trains, Cranes & Mail by Rail' - ONBOARD THE TRAVELLING POST OFFICE - 7/7/13
Here we are onboard the TRAVELLING POST OFFICE At the GCR's 'Trains, Cranes & Mail by 'Rail' gala on the 6th and 7th of July 2013!
TPO DROPS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Run 1 - N2 1744 - 11:15
Run 2 - Standard 2 78019 - 12:45
Run 3 - Standard 2 78019 - 2:45
Run 4 - 8F 48624 - 4:15
Enjoy...
published: 09 Jul 2013
The Travelling Post Office Train at the Great Central Railway
You might have seen the striking red livery of the Travelling Post Office train streaking past at a Great Central Gala event. This video takes you behind the scenes of a thrilling non stop mail exchange and gives you a little bit of history about the 'TPOs' as they were known to railway staff. You'll see just how the bags are picked up and dropped off without the train stopping.
The carriages at the Great Central are owned and maintained by Railway Vehicle Preservations Ltd. You can find out more about their excellent work by visiting their website at http://www.rvp-ltd.org.uk/
Please like, click on the notification bell and subscribe to our channel. Thank you for your support.
published: 02 May 2020
Great Central Railway: Travelling Post Office Demonstration
Shows transfer of mail sacks to and from a train, at speed! Features LMS Class 5 (Black Five) 4-6-0 No.45305. Filmed during the GCR autumn steam gala on Sunday 9th October 2016.
published: 14 Oct 2016
1934 Paddington to Penzance - Travelling Post Office.
The first mail trains to work on the GWR from Paddington were recorded in December 1839 and by the early 1920s a complex set of postal services were working across the GWR network.
The Pendon model is of the Paddington to Penzance service as it was in the middle of the
1930s. Trains like this one were comprised entirely of mail vehicles , and were capable of
handling many thousands of letters and packages on each journey. The locomotive is 4-6-0 “Castle” class No. 4016 “Knight of the Golden Fleece”
.This engine had begun life as a member of the “Star” class, which were the basis of the design of the “Castle Class”. In 1925 it was decided to rebuild five of the “Stars” that were due for a heavy general repair as “Castles” and “Knight of the Golden Fleece” was one of these.
Travelling Post...
published: 30 Jun 2022
A History of Royal Mail and Parcels Trains Plus The Travelling Post Office
A look back at the history of Royal Mail and Parcels Trains Plus The Travelling Post Office as well as a look at future developments of rail light logistics such as the new Orion light logistics parcels services.
There is a long history of mail being moved by the railways dating back nearly 200 years. The first service ran in 1830 between Liverpool and Manchester. Eight years later on board staff began sorting the mail in transit so began the first Travelling Post Offices. The network of mail trains grew rapidly with Government support and reached the length and breadth of the country.
With the run up to privatisation and the introduction of Sectorisation in the late 1980s a separate parcels sector was created for the handling of the railways mail traffic. It was subsequently re-branded ...
published: 02 Jan 2022
The Travelling Post Office...NSWGR PTC
The Travelling Post Office...the "TPO".
Clive Robertson presented this little clip on the 11am news program some years ago. (Circa) mid 1980s.
The travelling post office was on all mail trains in those days....but sadly all long gone.
I hope Clive dosn't mind me uploading this.....but Clive did do great little fill ins in his shows....this is just one of them....the only one I have found. Thankyou Clive
published: 30 Apr 2013
Royal Mail Travelling Post Office Trains York UK 2003
York Station UK 2003 I was lucky to catch a couple of Royal Mail Travelling Post Office Trains coming through the station. Now a thing of the past!
published: 21 Aug 2022
Mail By Rail - The Travelling Post Office Compilation
A compilation of my favourite TPO demonstration drops on the GCR, which showcase all out action through Quorn & Woodhouse station. The scenes are taken from 2013 to 2017, featuring speeds ranging between 30 & 40mph ! While not as quick as mainline speeds, these displays certainly give you the the full steam spectacle. Thirteen locomotives feature throughout the video. I hope you enjoy the compilation.
Locos featured in video.
A full unabridged audiobook of the classic short story, "The Travelling Post-Office", by Hesba Stretton - complete with sounds and visuals.
As a post-office w...
A full unabridged audiobook of the classic short story, "The Travelling Post-Office", by Hesba Stretton - complete with sounds and visuals.
As a post-office worker is tasked with the job of escorting the Prime Minister's despatch-box from the Midlands to London on the overnight train, he is surprised to find a request that a young lady from the local area be admitted to witness the journey as well. Upon arriving in London, the worker is shocked to find the box missing and the girl nowhere in sight. But where did the mysterious woman disappear to, and where is the despatch-box now?
"Mugby Junction" is a set of short stories written in 1866 by Charles Dickens and collaborators Charles Collins, Amelia B. Edwards, Andrew Halliday, and Hesba Stretton. It was first published in a Christmas edition of the magazine All the Year Round.
Read by Elliot Fitzpatrick.
https://www.elliotfitzpatrick.com
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A full unabridged audiobook of the classic short story, "The Travelling Post-Office", by Hesba Stretton - complete with sounds and visuals.
As a post-office worker is tasked with the job of escorting the Prime Minister's despatch-box from the Midlands to London on the overnight train, he is surprised to find a request that a young lady from the local area be admitted to witness the journey as well. Upon arriving in London, the worker is shocked to find the box missing and the girl nowhere in sight. But where did the mysterious woman disappear to, and where is the despatch-box now?
"Mugby Junction" is a set of short stories written in 1866 by Charles Dickens and collaborators Charles Collins, Amelia B. Edwards, Andrew Halliday, and Hesba Stretton. It was first published in a Christmas edition of the magazine All the Year Round.
Read by Elliot Fitzpatrick.
https://www.elliotfitzpatrick.com
*Links to my recording equipment*
Microphone: https://amzn.to/3O7sJCw
Interface: https://amzn.to/43l2Y5M
XLR cables: https://amzn.to/44Cg3bW
Microphone arm: https://amzn.to/3rnCuDG
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Recording booth: https://sessionbooth.co.uk/
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Oscar Young, Specialist Auction Describer, introduces us to the high risk world of the Travelling Post Office (TPO) with a little help from our friends at @horn...
Oscar Young, Specialist Auction Describer, introduces us to the high risk world of the Travelling Post Office (TPO) with a little help from our friends at @hornbyinternational.
Further reading: https://bit.ly/3z9qk1r
Stanley Gibbons Collect British Postmarks: https://bit.ly/3vdUSOg
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For more information on any of the areas featured in this video please visit www.stanleygibbons.com or feel free to contact any of our specialist teams directly...
Commonwealth Stamps Team - [email protected]
Great British Stamps Team - [email protected]
Auction & Valuations Team - [email protected]
General Enquiries - [email protected]
Thank you for watching, please like and subscribe for more philatelic content.
Oscar Young, Specialist Auction Describer, introduces us to the high risk world of the Travelling Post Office (TPO) with a little help from our friends at @hornbyinternational.
Further reading: https://bit.ly/3z9qk1r
Stanley Gibbons Collect British Postmarks: https://bit.ly/3vdUSOg
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For more information on any of the areas featured in this video please visit www.stanleygibbons.com or feel free to contact any of our specialist teams directly...
Commonwealth Stamps Team - [email protected]
Great British Stamps Team - [email protected]
Auction & Valuations Team - [email protected]
General Enquiries - [email protected]
Thank you for watching, please like and subscribe for more philatelic content.
Here we are onboard the TRAVELLING POST OFFICE At the GCR's 'Trains, Cranes & Mail by 'Rail' gala on the 6th and 7th of July 2013!
TPO DROPS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
...
Here we are onboard the TRAVELLING POST OFFICE At the GCR's 'Trains, Cranes & Mail by 'Rail' gala on the 6th and 7th of July 2013!
TPO DROPS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Run 1 - N2 1744 - 11:15
Run 2 - Standard 2 78019 - 12:45
Run 3 - Standard 2 78019 - 2:45
Run 4 - 8F 48624 - 4:15
Enjoy...
Here we are onboard the TRAVELLING POST OFFICE At the GCR's 'Trains, Cranes & Mail by 'Rail' gala on the 6th and 7th of July 2013!
TPO DROPS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Run 1 - N2 1744 - 11:15
Run 2 - Standard 2 78019 - 12:45
Run 3 - Standard 2 78019 - 2:45
Run 4 - 8F 48624 - 4:15
Enjoy...
You might have seen the striking red livery of the Travelling Post Office train streaking past at a Great Central Gala event. This video takes you behind the sc...
You might have seen the striking red livery of the Travelling Post Office train streaking past at a Great Central Gala event. This video takes you behind the scenes of a thrilling non stop mail exchange and gives you a little bit of history about the 'TPOs' as they were known to railway staff. You'll see just how the bags are picked up and dropped off without the train stopping.
The carriages at the Great Central are owned and maintained by Railway Vehicle Preservations Ltd. You can find out more about their excellent work by visiting their website at http://www.rvp-ltd.org.uk/
Please like, click on the notification bell and subscribe to our channel. Thank you for your support.
You might have seen the striking red livery of the Travelling Post Office train streaking past at a Great Central Gala event. This video takes you behind the scenes of a thrilling non stop mail exchange and gives you a little bit of history about the 'TPOs' as they were known to railway staff. You'll see just how the bags are picked up and dropped off without the train stopping.
The carriages at the Great Central are owned and maintained by Railway Vehicle Preservations Ltd. You can find out more about their excellent work by visiting their website at http://www.rvp-ltd.org.uk/
Please like, click on the notification bell and subscribe to our channel. Thank you for your support.
Shows transfer of mail sacks to and from a train, at speed! Features LMS Class 5 (Black Five) 4-6-0 No.45305. Filmed during the GCR autumn steam gala on Sunday ...
Shows transfer of mail sacks to and from a train, at speed! Features LMS Class 5 (Black Five) 4-6-0 No.45305. Filmed during the GCR autumn steam gala on Sunday 9th October 2016.
Shows transfer of mail sacks to and from a train, at speed! Features LMS Class 5 (Black Five) 4-6-0 No.45305. Filmed during the GCR autumn steam gala on Sunday 9th October 2016.
The first mail trains to work on the GWR from Paddington were recorded in December 1839 and by the early 1920s a complex set of postal services were working acr...
The first mail trains to work on the GWR from Paddington were recorded in December 1839 and by the early 1920s a complex set of postal services were working across the GWR network.
The Pendon model is of the Paddington to Penzance service as it was in the middle of the
1930s. Trains like this one were comprised entirely of mail vehicles , and were capable of
handling many thousands of letters and packages on each journey. The locomotive is 4-6-0 “Castle” class No. 4016 “Knight of the Golden Fleece”
.This engine had begun life as a member of the “Star” class, which were the basis of the design of the “Castle Class”. In 1925 it was decided to rebuild five of the “Stars” that were due for a heavy general repair as “Castles” and “Knight of the Golden Fleece” was one of these.
Travelling Post Offices were equipped with apparatus to set down and collect bags of
mail without stopping, and in addition sorted mail would be set down at main station
stops.
The first mail trains to work on the GWR from Paddington were recorded in December 1839 and by the early 1920s a complex set of postal services were working across the GWR network.
The Pendon model is of the Paddington to Penzance service as it was in the middle of the
1930s. Trains like this one were comprised entirely of mail vehicles , and were capable of
handling many thousands of letters and packages on each journey. The locomotive is 4-6-0 “Castle” class No. 4016 “Knight of the Golden Fleece”
.This engine had begun life as a member of the “Star” class, which were the basis of the design of the “Castle Class”. In 1925 it was decided to rebuild five of the “Stars” that were due for a heavy general repair as “Castles” and “Knight of the Golden Fleece” was one of these.
Travelling Post Offices were equipped with apparatus to set down and collect bags of
mail without stopping, and in addition sorted mail would be set down at main station
stops.
A look back at the history of Royal Mail and Parcels Trains Plus The Travelling Post Office as well as a look at future developments of rail light logistics suc...
A look back at the history of Royal Mail and Parcels Trains Plus The Travelling Post Office as well as a look at future developments of rail light logistics such as the new Orion light logistics parcels services.
There is a long history of mail being moved by the railways dating back nearly 200 years. The first service ran in 1830 between Liverpool and Manchester. Eight years later on board staff began sorting the mail in transit so began the first Travelling Post Offices. The network of mail trains grew rapidly with Government support and reached the length and breadth of the country.
With the run up to privatisation and the introduction of Sectorisation in the late 1980s a separate parcels sector was created for the handling of the railways mail traffic. It was subsequently re-branded as Rail Express Systems (or RES for short) in late 1991 with a new livery and logos.
During the hours of darkness many of Londons terminus stations were busy servicing mail trains. The RES management decided to centralise these operations at a new London hub at Willesden known as Railnet. As a result of this ambitious scheme these mail trains would be reorganised and relocated to the Railnet hub. The final mail services departed from Londons Kings Cross, Euston, Liverpool Street and Paddington on the 27 September 1996.
Another RES initiative was the procurement of new Class 325 electric multiple units built exclusively for moving mail that would replace traditional loco hauled trains. These trains were dual voltage and could run on both the DC third rail network and on the AC overhead line.
The entire RES operation was sold to EWS in 1996. In 1999 EWS ordered thirty Class 67 diesel locomotives via the leasing company Angel Trains. These locomotives were to replace the ageing Class 47 fleet that were being used to haul many mail trains.
In 2003 the Royal Mail announced that it intended to stop using trains to transport letters and parcels. Royal Mail said the network's 49 mail trains, including 16 Travelling Post Offices also known as TPOs would be scrapped.
During the 1980s and 90s the number of TPOs in operation had already begun to dwindle. This announcement was the final nail in the coffin for the them and final regular TPO services in Great Britain operated on 9 January 2004.
Not all was lost however as in May 2005 freight operator GBRf took over the Royal Mail contract. Class 325s mail units began operating services again on the West Coast Mainline route. The contract was later extended to 2010.
However, during this period the Class 325s suffered from poor reliability. The sight of Class 87 locomotives that GBRf had acquired from Virgin passenger services hauling these mail trains became a regular sight.
In 2010 EWS, now renamed as BD Schenker won back the Royal Mail contract. It continues to operate the Class 325 mail units but the company is know known as DB Cargo UK.
The continued growth of online shopping has prompted several new operators to announce they intend run future parcel rail freight services. Using redundant passenger units converted to carry parcels traffic these new operators could see a renaissance in mail by rail.
One of these operators Orion, backed by the Rail Operations Group has already run some services along the West Coast route but with a diesel locomotive providing the motive power as seen in these scenes.
A look back at the history of Royal Mail and Parcels Trains Plus The Travelling Post Office as well as a look at future developments of rail light logistics such as the new Orion light logistics parcels services.
There is a long history of mail being moved by the railways dating back nearly 200 years. The first service ran in 1830 between Liverpool and Manchester. Eight years later on board staff began sorting the mail in transit so began the first Travelling Post Offices. The network of mail trains grew rapidly with Government support and reached the length and breadth of the country.
With the run up to privatisation and the introduction of Sectorisation in the late 1980s a separate parcels sector was created for the handling of the railways mail traffic. It was subsequently re-branded as Rail Express Systems (or RES for short) in late 1991 with a new livery and logos.
During the hours of darkness many of Londons terminus stations were busy servicing mail trains. The RES management decided to centralise these operations at a new London hub at Willesden known as Railnet. As a result of this ambitious scheme these mail trains would be reorganised and relocated to the Railnet hub. The final mail services departed from Londons Kings Cross, Euston, Liverpool Street and Paddington on the 27 September 1996.
Another RES initiative was the procurement of new Class 325 electric multiple units built exclusively for moving mail that would replace traditional loco hauled trains. These trains were dual voltage and could run on both the DC third rail network and on the AC overhead line.
The entire RES operation was sold to EWS in 1996. In 1999 EWS ordered thirty Class 67 diesel locomotives via the leasing company Angel Trains. These locomotives were to replace the ageing Class 47 fleet that were being used to haul many mail trains.
In 2003 the Royal Mail announced that it intended to stop using trains to transport letters and parcels. Royal Mail said the network's 49 mail trains, including 16 Travelling Post Offices also known as TPOs would be scrapped.
During the 1980s and 90s the number of TPOs in operation had already begun to dwindle. This announcement was the final nail in the coffin for the them and final regular TPO services in Great Britain operated on 9 January 2004.
Not all was lost however as in May 2005 freight operator GBRf took over the Royal Mail contract. Class 325s mail units began operating services again on the West Coast Mainline route. The contract was later extended to 2010.
However, during this period the Class 325s suffered from poor reliability. The sight of Class 87 locomotives that GBRf had acquired from Virgin passenger services hauling these mail trains became a regular sight.
In 2010 EWS, now renamed as BD Schenker won back the Royal Mail contract. It continues to operate the Class 325 mail units but the company is know known as DB Cargo UK.
The continued growth of online shopping has prompted several new operators to announce they intend run future parcel rail freight services. Using redundant passenger units converted to carry parcels traffic these new operators could see a renaissance in mail by rail.
One of these operators Orion, backed by the Rail Operations Group has already run some services along the West Coast route but with a diesel locomotive providing the motive power as seen in these scenes.
The Travelling Post Office...the "TPO".
Clive Robertson presented this little clip on the 11am news program some years ago. (Circa) mid 1980s.
The travelling po...
The Travelling Post Office...the "TPO".
Clive Robertson presented this little clip on the 11am news program some years ago. (Circa) mid 1980s.
The travelling post office was on all mail trains in those days....but sadly all long gone.
I hope Clive dosn't mind me uploading this.....but Clive did do great little fill ins in his shows....this is just one of them....the only one I have found. Thankyou Clive
The Travelling Post Office...the "TPO".
Clive Robertson presented this little clip on the 11am news program some years ago. (Circa) mid 1980s.
The travelling post office was on all mail trains in those days....but sadly all long gone.
I hope Clive dosn't mind me uploading this.....but Clive did do great little fill ins in his shows....this is just one of them....the only one I have found. Thankyou Clive
A compilation of my favourite TPO demonstration drops on the GCR, which showcase all out action through Quorn & Woodhouse station. The scenes are taken from 201...
A compilation of my favourite TPO demonstration drops on the GCR, which showcase all out action through Quorn & Woodhouse station. The scenes are taken from 2013 to 2017, featuring speeds ranging between 30 & 40mph ! While not as quick as mainline speeds, these displays certainly give you the the full steam spectacle. Thirteen locomotives feature throughout the video. I hope you enjoy the compilation.
Locos featured in video.
A compilation of my favourite TPO demonstration drops on the GCR, which showcase all out action through Quorn & Woodhouse station. The scenes are taken from 2013 to 2017, featuring speeds ranging between 30 & 40mph ! While not as quick as mainline speeds, these displays certainly give you the the full steam spectacle. Thirteen locomotives feature throughout the video. I hope you enjoy the compilation.
Locos featured in video.
50s Novelty Working Country Hillbilly Song (Popcorn Oldies) Lawn Records - L 104 (1960)
Writing By: Arthur Smith.
Born September 15, 1928, in Lancaster, South Carolina and Died August 2, 1998, in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.
Tommy Faile aka Tommy Ward and *Sandy Scott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8-QH3UR41w&ab_channel=BenBop1965 was an American Country, Bluegrass (and *Rockabilly - Rock And Roll) singer/songwriter and musician.
Best known for composing "Phantom 309", Tommy Faile got his start on local radio in 1946 with Snuffy Jenkins, Homer Sherrill and The Hired Hands.
In 1951, he joined Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith's Crackerjacks as a bass player and singer.
#countrymusic #hillbillymusic #prison #oldies60s
Tommy Faile (September 15, 1928 – August 2, 1998) was an American songwriter and singer best known for composing "Phantom 309" and singing "The Legend of the Brown Mountain Lights". He was known for his deep voice and comic on-stage banter.
Born in Lancaster, South Carolina, Faile got his start on local radio in 1946 with Snuffy Jenkins, Homer Sherrill and the Hired Hands on WIS in Columbia, South Carolina. Faile also appeared on national radio in 1949 on "Philip Morris Night with Horace Heidt". In 1951, he joined Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith's Crackerjacks as a bass player and singer. Faile also sang bass for Smith's gospel group, The Crossroads Quartet. Faile remained with Smith for eighteen years, and later had his own television show in the early 1970s, which aired on WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1995, he joined Curly Howard's radio program on WKMT. He died of a heart attack in 1998.
A full unabridged audiobook of the classic short story, "The Travelling Post-Office", by Hesba Stretton - complete with sounds and visuals.
As a post-office worker is tasked with the job of escorting the Prime Minister's despatch-box from the Midlands to London on the overnight train, he is surprised to find a request that a young lady from the local area be admitted to witness the journey as well. Upon arriving in London, the worker is shocked to find the box missing and the girl nowhere in sight. But where did the mysterious woman disappear to, and where is the despatch-box now?
"Mugby Junction" is a set of short stories written in 1866 by Charles Dickens and collaborators Charles Collins, Amelia B. Edwards, Andrew Halliday, and Hesba Stretton. It was first published in a Christmas edition of the magazine All the Year Round.
Read by Elliot Fitzpatrick.
https://www.elliotfitzpatrick.com
*Links to my recording equipment*
Microphone: https://amzn.to/3O7sJCw
Interface: https://amzn.to/43l2Y5M
XLR cables: https://amzn.to/44Cg3bW
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Here we are onboard the TRAVELLING POST OFFICE At the GCR's 'Trains, Cranes & Mail by 'Rail' gala on the 6th and 7th of July 2013!
TPO DROPS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Run 1 - N2 1744 - 11:15
Run 2 - Standard 2 78019 - 12:45
Run 3 - Standard 2 78019 - 2:45
Run 4 - 8F 48624 - 4:15
Enjoy...
You might have seen the striking red livery of the Travelling Post Office train streaking past at a Great Central Gala event. This video takes you behind the scenes of a thrilling non stop mail exchange and gives you a little bit of history about the 'TPOs' as they were known to railway staff. You'll see just how the bags are picked up and dropped off without the train stopping.
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Shows transfer of mail sacks to and from a train, at speed! Features LMS Class 5 (Black Five) 4-6-0 No.45305. Filmed during the GCR autumn steam gala on Sunday 9th October 2016.
The first mail trains to work on the GWR from Paddington were recorded in December 1839 and by the early 1920s a complex set of postal services were working across the GWR network.
The Pendon model is of the Paddington to Penzance service as it was in the middle of the
1930s. Trains like this one were comprised entirely of mail vehicles , and were capable of
handling many thousands of letters and packages on each journey. The locomotive is 4-6-0 “Castle” class No. 4016 “Knight of the Golden Fleece”
.This engine had begun life as a member of the “Star” class, which were the basis of the design of the “Castle Class”. In 1925 it was decided to rebuild five of the “Stars” that were due for a heavy general repair as “Castles” and “Knight of the Golden Fleece” was one of these.
Travelling Post Offices were equipped with apparatus to set down and collect bags of
mail without stopping, and in addition sorted mail would be set down at main station
stops.
A look back at the history of Royal Mail and Parcels Trains Plus The Travelling Post Office as well as a look at future developments of rail light logistics such as the new Orion light logistics parcels services.
There is a long history of mail being moved by the railways dating back nearly 200 years. The first service ran in 1830 between Liverpool and Manchester. Eight years later on board staff began sorting the mail in transit so began the first Travelling Post Offices. The network of mail trains grew rapidly with Government support and reached the length and breadth of the country.
With the run up to privatisation and the introduction of Sectorisation in the late 1980s a separate parcels sector was created for the handling of the railways mail traffic. It was subsequently re-branded as Rail Express Systems (or RES for short) in late 1991 with a new livery and logos.
During the hours of darkness many of Londons terminus stations were busy servicing mail trains. The RES management decided to centralise these operations at a new London hub at Willesden known as Railnet. As a result of this ambitious scheme these mail trains would be reorganised and relocated to the Railnet hub. The final mail services departed from Londons Kings Cross, Euston, Liverpool Street and Paddington on the 27 September 1996.
Another RES initiative was the procurement of new Class 325 electric multiple units built exclusively for moving mail that would replace traditional loco hauled trains. These trains were dual voltage and could run on both the DC third rail network and on the AC overhead line.
The entire RES operation was sold to EWS in 1996. In 1999 EWS ordered thirty Class 67 diesel locomotives via the leasing company Angel Trains. These locomotives were to replace the ageing Class 47 fleet that were being used to haul many mail trains.
In 2003 the Royal Mail announced that it intended to stop using trains to transport letters and parcels. Royal Mail said the network's 49 mail trains, including 16 Travelling Post Offices also known as TPOs would be scrapped.
During the 1980s and 90s the number of TPOs in operation had already begun to dwindle. This announcement was the final nail in the coffin for the them and final regular TPO services in Great Britain operated on 9 January 2004.
Not all was lost however as in May 2005 freight operator GBRf took over the Royal Mail contract. Class 325s mail units began operating services again on the West Coast Mainline route. The contract was later extended to 2010.
However, during this period the Class 325s suffered from poor reliability. The sight of Class 87 locomotives that GBRf had acquired from Virgin passenger services hauling these mail trains became a regular sight.
In 2010 EWS, now renamed as BD Schenker won back the Royal Mail contract. It continues to operate the Class 325 mail units but the company is know known as DB Cargo UK.
The continued growth of online shopping has prompted several new operators to announce they intend run future parcel rail freight services. Using redundant passenger units converted to carry parcels traffic these new operators could see a renaissance in mail by rail.
One of these operators Orion, backed by the Rail Operations Group has already run some services along the West Coast route but with a diesel locomotive providing the motive power as seen in these scenes.
The Travelling Post Office...the "TPO".
Clive Robertson presented this little clip on the 11am news program some years ago. (Circa) mid 1980s.
The travelling post office was on all mail trains in those days....but sadly all long gone.
I hope Clive dosn't mind me uploading this.....but Clive did do great little fill ins in his shows....this is just one of them....the only one I have found. Thankyou Clive
A compilation of my favourite TPO demonstration drops on the GCR, which showcase all out action through Quorn & Woodhouse station. The scenes are taken from 2013 to 2017, featuring speeds ranging between 30 & 40mph ! While not as quick as mainline speeds, these displays certainly give you the the full steam spectacle. Thirteen locomotives feature throughout the video. I hope you enjoy the compilation.
Locos featured in video.