Thursday, July 26, 2012

Manchester - The Early Days of Wincor. 

I have just been scanning through some of the jpg images that I have built up of Wincor-Nixdorf material. Apart from including the material on my websites (wincoralbum1, 2, 3 and pmechuk), I haven't done much with it although I have made a start in writing up the story so far. My problem is the amount of data that I have in electronic form. I hate having to switch from one electronic document to another. I suppose that I am a bit of a Luddite preferring hard copies.

I lived in Manchester for while and was fortunate enough to be able to obtain examples of the Spring Garden kiosks from a few days after installation up to just after the change over from the "Horizon" style post and go labels to the "Smart Stamp" format. My handwritten notes are penciled on the sheets illustrated.

The earliest usage was around the 12th May 2009 but I did not stumble across the installation until the 14th. The image below shows first class faststamps from that initial week. Note that each receipt has the Post Office oval logo but up until the introduction of the V2 upgrade was one of three headers seen.


The Post and Go (PAG) labels from May/June 2009 and all three kiosks are shown below. They are of the "Horizon" style.


As noted above, three different headers appeared - the PO oval, Wincor-Nixdorf and no logo. All three forms are illustrated below.


Change over of the PAG to the "Smartstamp" format at Spring Gardens was around 30th June 2009.
Kiosk 1 produced a rather dramatic error where a larger than normal font lead to a wrap around of the data string. Examples of this fault are shown here. This fault was subsequently note at two offices in the Portsmouth area.


It should be noted that during this initial period there were issues on the functionality of the kiosks. It was common for at least one kiosk to be out of service in the first couple of months.

The unfortunate thing was that I moved from Manchester circa August 2009 and shortly afterwards two kiosks were installed at Brazennose Street and another at Hyde. I have since managed to complete the set of kiosks in the Manchester/Stockport area bar one at Brazennose Street. 



 









Friday, July 20, 2012

Conversion Tables - Update


All of the Wincor kiosks apply a string of characters which gives information on the office, the kiosk number, the session number and an item number. All of the data is useful to the Post Office and the collector. A typical data string is in the form:


015010-1 12345-02

015010 is the office code for William IV Street/Trafalgar Square
-1 is kiosk 1
12345 is the session number
-02 is the item number within the session.

The inclusion of the office code on the faststamp or PAG is a handy indication of where the item was bought and, usually, posted. The session number can be used as an indication  to when the faststamp was purchased or even when the counter on a particular kiosk was reset. For example, at Trafalgar Square, each kiosk is used between 90 and 100 times per day - i.e between 90 and 100 sessions. So with 4 kiosks some 400 customers are removed from the queue for the counter at the Trafalgar Square office. Smaller offices can average about half this per kiosk.


Office Identification Code to Postcode Listing

This table lists all known office idents for Wincor-Nixdorf and Hytec kiosks from October 2008. Idents in red are no longer in use as of July 2012. This table should also be read in conjunction with the table on my pmechuk website which summarises the data on all of the offices using/used the kiosks.




ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
2001
SW12 9AF
3313
DH3 3AA
5427
PR9 0AA
7859
PA1 1AA
9306
BD1 3HN
11340
S40 1TL
15010
WC2N 4DL
21519
EX1 1GJ
2006
W3 9LD
3422
M2 1BB
5432
SK14 2QU
7900
GU9 7PJ
9320
HX1 1AD
11519
EX8 1LU
15504
BA1 1AJ
22020
HA1 1BE
2009
W1S 4DS
3824
EH1 3SR
5912
RH16 3XX
7912
RH10 1AA
9323
LS2 8LP
11704
BT1 1LT
15820
PH2 8AF
22511
BS48 1RA
2010
Stampex
3912
RH12 1ER
5946
SL6 1PT
7941
ME10 4AA
9420
L2 0RR
12006
W8 7RG
16001
SW18 4BL
23004
N19 5TA
2011
Stampex
3937
PO6 3EH
5948
TN9 1TJ
8005
NW11 8RT
9422
M2 5BS
12137
OX16 5LB
16020
HA3 5QL
24004
N22 6DZ
2012
Stampex
3948
TN1 2AD
6007
SE1 9SF
8010
WC2B 4JN
9432
SK1 1QF
12311
DN31 1AA
17230
PE1 1NA
25003
EC2M 2BY
2014
DA1 1AB
4003
E1 7BS
6009
W1W 7NE
8104
SS14 1AA
9614
CH1 1AA
12555
TR18 2LB
17246
B91 3AA
26611
CF10 2BY
2206
CW1 2HP
4007
SE1 8NN
6134
LU1 2LP
8113
CB2 3BZ
10004
N7 6HY
12941
ME14 1SD
17907
BN21 3NS
28003
EC1V 9QN
2313
DH1 3RE
4010
WC1V 7RL
6406
BL1 1AD
8124
CM20 1AA
10011
SW1H 0AX
13201
B2 4AA
17937
PO21 1RG
30003
EC3M 1AJ
2458
TN34 3EG
4112
IP33 1AA
6504
BA14 8DA
8434
WA1 1QB
10033
AL1 3AA
13207
DE1 1DD
18937
PO19 1AB
31005
EN5 5UU
2555
TR1 2AP
4208
DY10 2DS
6613
SA31 1AA
8539
PL1 1AB
10116
CO1 1PX
13632
NP20 1AZ
19001
SW11 1AB
41005
NW1 0RR
2647
SY23 1DE
4552
TQ3 3EX
6925
TN34 1AA
8618
HR1 2LE
10242
WS1 1AA
14004
N12 8LF
19005
NW8 6PE
74005
NW10 0TL
2801
AB11 6AZ
4900
GU15 3SP
6939
RG14 5BS
8844
KY12 7AA
10306
BD21 3NL
14013
SM1 1AX
19006
W2 1JE
85923
GU1 3AJ
2820
DD1 1AA
4904
RG21 7AB
7012
BR6 0PT
8912
RH16 4LQ
10549
BA20 1PZ
14130
IP1 3DN
19136
NR1 3DD
100003
EC1M 3JB
2832
G2 5QX
4948
TN13 1AA
7023
KT3 4ER
8946
SL4 1AA
10925
TN23 1AA
14137
OX1 1ZZ
19519
EX31 1SB
200518
DT1 1DH
2840
IV1 1AX
5006
W2 1JE
7113
CB2 3AA
9005
NW3 1QL
10937
PO1 1AB
14323
LS2 7DZ
20005
NW3 6JU
242007
EC4V 6HX
2939
RG1 2DQ
5008
SW4 7ST
7227
NG1 2BN
9013
CR9 1HT
10941
ME13 8AA
14340
S70 1AA
20006
W12 8QF
699010
EC1V 9HQ
3009
W1U 6SG
5343
SR1 1RR
7311
DN1 1AA
9109
MK9 3AH
11006
W8 6DB
14523
GL1 1AD
20323
HG1 1AA
699011
EC1V 9HQ
3129
SG1 1QR
5349
YO1 8DA
7432
SK11 6AW
9140
SS1 1LL
11008
SW7 1DL
14937
PO16 0AU
20511
BS1 3XX


3202
PE21 6AE
5424
OL1 3HP
7824
EH2 1EY
9246
B98 8AB
11309
DL1 1AB
15008
SW3 4TR
21329
NE33 1AA
000000
WC2N 4DL


Postcode to Office Identification Code Listing

This table lists all known office idents for Wincor-Nixdorf and Hytec kiosks from October 2008. Idents in red are no longer in use as of July 2012. This table should also be read in conjunction with the table on my pmechuk website which summarises the data on all of the offices using/used the kiosks.




Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
Postcode
ID
AB11 6AZ
2801
CM20 1AA
8124
EC3M 1AJ
30003
IV1 1AX
2840
NR1 3DD
19136
PR9 0AA
5427
SR1 1RR
5343
TQ3 3EX
4552
AL1 3AA
10033
CO1 1PX
10116
EC4V 6HX
242007
KT3 4ER
7023
NW1 0RR
41005
RG1 2DQ
2939
SS1 1LL
9140
TR1 2AP
2555
B2 4AA
13201
CR9 1HT
9013
EH1 3SR
3824
KY12 7AA
8844
NW10 0TL
74005
RG14 5BS
6939
SS14 1AA
8104
TR18 2LB
12555
B91 3AA
17246
CW1 2HP
2206
EH2 1EY
7824
L2 0RR
9420
NW11 8RT
8005
RG21 7AB
4904
Stampex
2010
W12 8QF
20006
B98 8AB
9246
DA1 1AB
2014
EN5 5UU
31005
LS2 7DZ
14323
NW3 1QL
9005
RH10 1AA
7912
Stampex
2011
W1S 4DS
2009
BA1 1AJ
15504
DD1 1AA
2820
EX1 1GJ
21519
LS2 8LP
9323
NW3 6JU
20005
RH12 1ER
3912
Stampex
2012
W1U 6SG
3009
BA14 8DA
6504
DE1 1DD
13207
EX31 1SB
19519
LU1 2LP
6134
NW8 6PE
19005
RH16 3XX
5912
SW11 1AB
19001
W1W 7NE
6009
BA20 1PZ
10549
DH1 3RE
2313
EX8 1LU
11519
M2 1BB
3422
OL1 3HP
5424
RH16 4LQ
8912
SW12 9AF
2001
W2 1JE
5006
BD1 3HN
9306
DH3 3AA
3313
G2 5QX
2832
M2 5BS
9422
OX1 1ZZ
14137
S40 1TL
11340
SW18 4BL
16001
W2 1JE
19006
BD21 3NL
10306
DL1 1AB
11309
GL1 1AD
14523
ME10 4AA
7941
OX16 5LB
12137
S70 1AA
14340
SW1H 0AX
10011
W3 9LD
2006
BL1 1AD
6406
DN1 1AA
7311
GU1 3AJ
85923
ME13 8AA
10941
PA1 1AA
7859
SA31 1AA
6613
SW3 4TR
15008
W8 6DB
11006
BN21 3NS
17907
DN31 1AA
12311
GU15 3SP
4900
ME14 1SD
12941
PE1 1NA
17230
SE1 8NN
4007
SW4 7ST
5008
W8 7RG
12006
BR6 0PT
7012
DT1 1DH
200518
GU9 7PJ
7900
MK9 3AH
9109
PE21 6AE
3202
SE1 9SF
6007
SW7 1DL
11008
WA1 1QB
8434
BS1 3XX
20511
DY10 2DS
4208
HA1 1BE
22020
N12 8LF
14004
PH2 8AF
15820
SG1 1QR
3129
SY23 1DE
2647
WC1V 7RL
4010
BS48 1RA
22511
E1 7BS
4003
HA3 5QL
16020
N19 5TA
23004
PL1 1AB
8539
SK1 1QF
9432
TN1 2AD
3948
WC2B 4JN
8010
BT1 1LT
11704
EC1M 3JB
100003
HG1 1AA
20323
N22 6DZ
24004
PO1 1AB
10937
SK11 6AW
7432
TN13 1AA
4948
WC2N 4DL
15010
CB2 3AA
7113
EC1V 9HQ
699010
HR1 2LE
8618
N7 6HY
10004
PO16 0AU
14937
SK14 2QU
5432
TN23 1AA
10925
WS1 1AA
10242
CB2 3BZ
8113
EC1V 9HQ
699011
HX1 1AD
9320
NE33 1AA
21329
PO19 1AB
18937
SL4 1AA
8946
TN34 1AA
6925
YO1 8DA
5349
CF10 2BY
26611
EC1V 9QN
28003
IP1 3DN
14130
NG1 2BN
7227
PO21 1RG
17937
SL6 1PT
5946
TN34 3EG
2458


CH1 1AA
9614
EC2M 2BY
25003
IP33 1AA
4112
NP20 1AZ
13632
PO6 3EH
3937
SM1 1AX
14013
TN9 1TJ
5948