What was Royal Mail Streamline?

[Benp2301]

I was working at the mc today and found a blue York which said "Property of Royal Mail Streamline" on it. Does anybody know what that was? Google just shows some old photos of trucks with Streamline written on them.

[deltaforce]

Thought it was the distribution network of trucks that moved the Mail about the country

[pieoftheday]

Thought it was the distribution network of trucks that moved the Mail about the country

Sounds right, just another buzz word to make it seem.like they were doing something innovative

[burtons]

It was the old name, streamline, blue yorksI think they were used for natwest for their mailings at Shepshed, I've worked in a regional distribution centre, network runs out of them.. Mainly bulk postings businesses mail...

[reedy]

Streamline used to handle all the mailsort for the country.Streamline offices were at Guildford,Leeds,Bolton,Nottingham,Bristol,Rochester,Plymouth,Hatfield and Scotland. The blue cages were called RSC's Rigid Stackable Container. When the national hub started streamline closed down

[Pecker51]

I was working at the mc today and found a blue York which said "Property of Royal Mail Streamline" on it. Does anybody know what that was? Google just shows some old photos of trucks with Streamline written on them.

I used to work for Royal Mail Streamline in Wingate's, Westhoughton 1997 - 2001. Great days!