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London used to have a similar system for distribution of mail throughout the city, officially known as the London Post Office Railway, or Mail Rail. I heard the
by jamescun 11y ago
London used to have a similar system for distribution of mail throughout the city, officially known as the London Post Office Railway, or Mail Rail. I heard there were plans to open up some of the stations and tunnels to the public, not sure what they came of them though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Post_Office_Railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Post_Office_Railway
I used to work in Royal London House in Finsbury Square and the lowest subterranean level was sealed up but Royal Mail branded; given that it was a stones throw away from Mount Pleasant, I always wanted to gain access and see if it had access to Mail Rail or was even a station.
- gsnedders 11y agoOne station and a short section of tunnel are opening in 2017 as part of the Postal Museum. I forget all the detail, but the main limitation as to how far access is allowed is all down to the fact that evacuation was scarcely considered for the tunnels, given it wasn't really designed to carry passengers.