The first railway in in Queensland commenced operating in July 1865 and over time a network of railways, not always connected, developed. Travelling Post Offices (TPOs) were introduced into the system on 1 January 1877. The following numerals are known used by travelling post offices:
169 TPO No. 2 S and W Railway [Travelling Post office no 2, Southern and Western Railway line]
233 TPO No. 1 S and W Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 1, Southern and Western Railway]
234 TPO No. 2 S and W Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 2, Southern and Western Railway]
234 TPO No. 4 S and W Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 4, Southern and Western Railway]
235 TPO No. 3 S and W Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 3, Southern and Western Railway]
395 TPO No. 6 S and W Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 6, Southern and Western Railway]
410 TPO No. 1 Central Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 1, Central Railway]
411 TPO No. 2 Central Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 2, Central Railway]
412 TPO No. 3 Central Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 3, Central Railway]
551 TPO No. 5 S and W Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 5, Southern and Western Railway]
572 TPO No. 1 Northern Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 1, Great Northern Railway]
573 TPO No. 2 Northern Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 2, Great Northern Railway]
574 TPO No. 1 North Coast Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 1, North Coast Railway]
575 TPO No. 2 North Coast Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 2, North Coast Railway]
576 TPO No. 3 North Coast Railway [Travelling Post Office Railway Number 3, North Coast Railway]
See here for an informative newspaper article on how these mail trains operated
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