Few of the millions of people whose letters and packages were shuttled on a tiny train line deep under London ever suspected it existed. But now the public will get a chance to hop aboard the ...

This story originally appeared on Wired UK; you can see a full gallery of the wonders of the British Postal Museum & Archive there. An underground railway that was formerly used to transport post ...

Subterranean London's post office railway – the historic Mail Rail – is about to be torn down and transformed into a tourist attraction. "The air has been so still down there that stalactites have ...

The mysterious world of subterranean London looks set to give up one of its secrets next year as a previously hidden underground railroad opens to the public. The Mail Rail is a 23-mile network once ...

In 1913, the British Post Office realized that London’s congested traffic was slowing down mail delivery and something needed to be done about it. (They are turning in their graves if watching ...

London’s Post Office Railway – colloquially known as the mail rail – is buried 70 feet under the city and stretches over six miles, from Paddington in the north-west to Whitechapel in the east. For ...

It wasn't the easiest place to get to. We tubed to Chancery Lane and it was a good 15 minute walk from there. The train was dinky, so tiny and low, DH and I barely fit in side by side and really only ...

This summer, a new museum celebrating the UK Post Office opened its doors to the public. As part of this, an abandoned and forgotten underground railway that transported post under the streets of ...

A passenger train rides through the Mail Rail tunnels that is included in the Postal Museum in London, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. London's newest tourist attraction is perfect for underground explorers ...