Royal Mail operates a network of Postbus passenger services in the United Kingdom. Postbuses combine the delivery and collection of mail with the transport of passengers. In many areas the Postbus is the only means of public transport.
Postbuses become
Royal Mail operates a network of Postbus passenger services in the United Kingdom. Postbuses combine the delivery and collection of mail with the transport of passengers. In many areas the Postbus is the only means of public transport.
Postbuses become operational in 1967 after a recommendation from a government commission. According to this commission mail vans can be adapted to carry small numbers of passengers. Thanks to its low costs this concept spreads quickly.
The Post bus transport tickets consist of stamps.
The first route is in Wales from Llangurig to Llanidloes. In the years after this the Royal Mail Post Bus expands to over 200 routes in the rural areas of England, Scotland and Wales.
Postbuses follow known postal schedules and routes. There are usually two services a day, as Postbuses need to deliver mail in the morning and pick it 