The hidden maze of tunnels which opened in 1927 reportedly boasted the first electric-powered rail lines in the world. Shut in 2003, the mail rail had eight stations in its heyday going from Paddington, West Londonto Whitechapel, East London.
The small red trains were originally mainly driverless and exclusively for the transportation of parcels and letters. Today the Revamped Network will carry people and have a driver for the first time.
The 15-minute round trip, using special tourist trains, will move around the museum area while the rest of the long network will remain shut. The initiative came from Postal Heritage Trust, a charity organization which launched the new Postal Museum last July at a disused printing factory in Clerkenwell.
The mail rail is set to open to tourists on September 4 it’s located across the street from the new museum and underneath the Mount Pleasant Royal Mail sorting office.
(Giselle Bonifacio / UNTV Correspondent)
