It’s not quite commonplace yet to see Amazon parcels whizzing through the air on drones, and the idea still seems a bit like something out of the futuristic show, Jetsons. And that’s probably what people thought when the idea was first floated to transport London’s post via the London Underground. …
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A railway line in Essex takes just nine minutes from start to finish. The London Overground route between Romford and Upminster may look underwhelming at first glance as it only has three stations. The route is part of the London Overground but this single-track trail is isolated from the rest …
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Stephen Simmons was sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit because of one bent copper. Then just 19-years-old, Stephen was told to plead guilty because no one would believe him if he accused the police of being liars. It would take four decades for the shocking truth to …
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The Post Office Railway or the ‘Mail Rail’, was an automatic electric railway designed to streamline Royal Mail deliveries in London by bypassing the city’s congested streets. Early in the 20th Century, Royal Mail officials explored ways to make deliveries faster, and they found inspiration in Chicago’s underground freight train …
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There was once a time when the London Underground was used for more than just passengers travelling from A to B across the capital. In fact, it’s had many alternative uses throughout history, including being an air raid shelter during the war and a place that many people who came …
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Did you know that London once had an underground, driverless railway for its post? Known as Mail Rail, or formerly the Post Office Railway, it operated from 1927 until 2003 to move mail around between postal sorting offices. Like the London Underground but for envelopes rather than people. And now …
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