#MailRail
Hidden under the streets of London was a secret underground railway that took mail across the capital. It's no longer used and has been converted so you can ride on it and explore some of the history as part of the interactive and fun Postal Museum. It's well worth a visit!
#MailRail #PostalMuseum
April 7, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Morning. Lostwithiel now, where there is a whole host of GWR paraphernalia in evidence as a DMU arrives and parcels are barrowed. It is sometime in the long hot summer of 1976. 📷 ©️ MailRail. Click the link to see their Flickr selections.

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Lostwithiel, Cornwall, summer 76.
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March 17, 2026 at 7:06 AM
MailRail! Really interesting place. Watch the video. Go if you can.
New VIDEO! Let's go ride on the Mail Rail, and go for a tunnel/tracks walk, plus the exclusive 'Train Graveyard' area!

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Let's Ride ... Mail Rail the Post Office Underground Railway
YouTube video by Geoff Marshall
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Long-held wish fulfilled: I finally rode on London's underground #MailRail (in service 1927-2003), at The Postal Museum. These trains once kept London's postal service moving, running 22 hours a day, with just 60 seconds at each stop to load and unload mail...
October 23, 2023 at 11:45 AM
It's like it's trying to be 3 or 4 different films, there's got to be a good podcast episode out there on whatever happened! A film for fans of the London mailrail though
October 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Vid from my ride on a 2 foot gauge #MailRail under London… just another thing that electronic communications put out of business. The #PostalMuseum = must see!

Side note, the challenges faced by CBDs today are really the long slow decline of the paperwork economy, upon which proximity was king.
Hey rail nerds, did you know the first driverless rail happened thanks to London mail getting stuck in traffic on surface streets?? They dug out miles of tiny tunnels and hurtled mail underground at 30-40mph on tiny trains for decades. Here’s a teaser! Visit #ThePostalMuseum and hitch a ride!!
July 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
A visit to London's Postal Museum is a fascinating exploration of postal history - and it is combined with a ride through hidden tunnels on a very small train... #postalmuseum #mailrail #london #londonmuseum #bgtw @travwriters.bsky.social
Postal Museum And Mail Rail: A Unique London Experience
The Postal Museum and Mail Rail in central London offer a unique way to explore and learn about the history of the British postal system.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Of course got a list of nice off piste touristy things to do

MailRail today www.postalmuseum.org/visit-us/wha...
July 8, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Is this the Western branch of MailRail?
March 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Last time I saw a tube train that small I was on the MailRail platform
May 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
‘Twas a tight fit #MailRail
January 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM