Royal Mail letter deliveries

[classic33]

I'm still waiting on a postcard sent, first class, in August '85, at Holyhead.

Figured it'd beat me home

 

[postman]

When the mail arrive in the mail centre in the evening it is separated 1st/2nd class. The 1st class is sorted and sent out by 10pm ish to all over the country and arrives overnight for delivery in the morning.
The second class is stored overnight then sorted by the early shift starting at 6am the next morning and sent out all over the country around 2pm for posting the next day

Millions spent on Mail Centres,upgrading,training staff.Machines to sort mail in to walk bundles even.
Then it goes out in a mucky bag on some 60 year old arthritis ridden bloke.Anyway less about me and my career.