The Post Office Railway carried post from Paddington Head Sorting office to Eastern Head Sorting Office in Whitechapel, a distance of 6½ miles (10.5km), with eight stations. Closed because it had become more expensive than transport by road. Refurbished and re-opened as a tourist attraction in 2017 - you can ride it!
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Post Office Railway
'Mail Rail' - Post Office Railway, 1927 - 2003, 6½ mile, 2 ft gauge, driverle...
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