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Sydney Mail train crossing Swanson's Bridge on the Toowoomba Range, ~1910. The carriage nearest the engine is a travelling post office van

A Travelling Post Office (TPO) is a postal receiving, sorting and delivery service situated on a train, usually in a specially designated carriage that is part of a passenger train. In Queensland, Australia, the service was provided from 1877 to 1932.^[1]

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