Abstract
The paper covers primarily the period between the placing of a contract for postal engineering plant and the introduction of this plant into live service following acceptance testing and ‘confidence’ trials. There is, in addition, some reference to the immediate post-commissioning period. The procedures described relate, in the main, to the traditional method of equipment and building provision whereby the two aspects are dealt with under separate auspices. However, reference is made to an alternative approach, known as a ‘package deal’, whereby building and mechanization are provided under a common contract.
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