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From 1956 on, 25 block-box motor coaches from the years 1926 - 1930, which were previously used in passenger service, were converted into motor mail coaches on a trial basis. As a result, passenger trains could be less hindered by postal transport. When the test proved successful, it was decided in 1963 to purchase new motor mail coaches. In 1965 and '66 there were 35 which formed the series mP 3001 - 3035. They offered a floor space of 41 m2 and a loading capacity of 15 tons. Three large sliding doors were fitted on both sides for loading and unloading the roll containers with mail bags. Yet there was also a small sorting department. The power of the motor vehicles was large enough to tow 200 tons: four loaded mail coaches or eight freight wagons. The main color was brown, the color of the freight stock. In 1975 a larger part of the front was painted yellow.

These freight cars came in 1978 when 60 special mail freight cars series 242 2 000 - 063 type Hbbkkss were purchased so that the mail transport could be carried out completely independently of passenger traffic. However, they were painted red, not brown. The towed and streamlined mail coaches were taken out of service. The museum owns resp. the P 7920 and the streamlined P 8502.

From 1982 the motor mail coaches were painted PTT red, making them a better match for the also red mail coaches.

Much of the mail transport took place at night.

Due to the increasing number of night-time closures after 1990 for the maintenance of the railway, mail transport was seriously hindered. In 2001, the PTT (KPN) decided to have mail transport entirely by road, so that all postal vehicles and wagons became superfluous. The outflow started in 2002. In that year the Railway Museum acquired motor mail coach MP 3031 in serviceable condition. The 242 2 043 postal wagons have been preserved at the museum.

Description
From 1956 on, 25 block-box motor coaches from the years 1926 - 1930, which were previously used in passenger service, were converted into motor mail coaches on a trial basis. As a result, passenger trains could be less hindered by postal transport. When the test proved successful, it was decided in 1963 to purchase new motor mail coaches. In 1965 and '66 there were 35 which formed the series mP 3001 - 3035. They offered a floor space of 41 m2 and a loading capacity of 15 tons. Three large sliding doors were fitted on both sides for loading and unloading the roll containers with mail bags. Yet there was also a small sorting department. The power of the motor vehicles was large enough to tow 200 tons: four loaded mail coaches or eight freight wagons. The main color was brown, the color of the freight stock. In 1975 a larger part of the front was painted yellow.

These freight cars came in 1978 when 60 special mail freight cars series 242 2 000 - 063 type Hbbkkss were purchased so that the mail transport could be carried out completely independently of passenger traffic. However, they were painted red, not brown. The towed and streamlined mail coaches were taken out of service. The museum owns resp. the P 7920 and the streamlined P 8502.

From 1982 the motor mail coaches were painted PTT red, making them a better match for the also red mail coaches.

Much of the mail transport took place at night.

Due to the increasing number of night-time closures after 1990 for the maintenance of the railway, mail transport was seriously hindered. In 2001, the PTT (KPN) decided to have mail transport entirely by road, so that all postal vehicles and wagons became superfluous. The outflow started in 2002. In that year the Railway Museum acquired motor mail coach MP 3031 in serviceable condition. The 242 2 043 postal wagons have been preserved at the museum.