Mail Rail: From Beginning to End: A Brief History of the Post Office's Underground Railway

by Mike Sullivan

The Post Office Railway, when it started running in 1927, was the first fully automated driverless railway in the world, a full forty years before the Victoria Line started service in London in 1967. The railway below London became the main means of moving mail, with Mount Pleasant being the hub of the distribution system. Linking with London's main line stations most of the country's long-distance mail travelled via the Post Office Railway. The fascinating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912969009
• ISBN13: 9781912969005
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Libri Publishing Ltd
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"