'Mail Rail' - Post Office Railway, 1927 - 2003, 6½ mile, 2 ft gauge, driverless underground railway, linking postal sorting offices, and main-line stations. For further information visit: www.transportheritage.com.
Transport Trust
Transport Heritage Site
WC1, Phoenix Place, 15 - 20
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Post Office Railway
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Post Office Railway
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