Comments on: The Old Cupboard Postbox – Quarry Heads Lane, Durham http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/02/01/the-old-cupboard-postbox-quarry-heads-lane-durham/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:04:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/02/01/the-old-cupboard-postbox-quarry-heads-lane-durham/comment-page-1/#comment-65870 CherryPie Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:50:41 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24324#comment-65870 That system fascinates me too. In the Engine House museum on the Severn Valley Railway there is an example of a mail train. That system fascinates me too. In the Engine House museum on the Severn Valley Railway there is an example of a mail train.

]]> By: A. Scott http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/02/01/the-old-cupboard-postbox-quarry-heads-lane-durham/comment-page-1/#comment-65869 A. Scott Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:32:55 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24324#comment-65869 Reminds me of the system for mail trains that was still operating when I was a lad whereby a protruding bag of mail was captured while the train moved past at quite a speed. Reminds me of the system for mail trains that was still operating when I was a lad whereby a protruding bag of mail was captured while the train moved past at quite a speed.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/02/01/the-old-cupboard-postbox-quarry-heads-lane-durham/comment-page-1/#comment-65868 CherryPie Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:23:27 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24324#comment-65868 When I read about it in the book I knew that I had to go and find it :-) When I read about it in the book I knew that I had to go and find it :-)

]]> By: Caroline Irwin http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/02/01/the-old-cupboard-postbox-quarry-heads-lane-durham/comment-page-1/#comment-65867 Caroline Irwin Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:13:54 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24324#comment-65867 That is SO unusual and really very interesting. Thanks so much. That is SO unusual and really very interesting. Thanks so much.

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