London Underground Postal Railway

Modern cities are overloaded with vehicles, and people suffer in traffic jams, and whatever attempts were made to unload the flows of cars, most of them did not justify themselves. However, what to do to services where speed is first of all appreciated. Mail, for example. The idea of ​​an alternative method of transporting letters and parcels was born in the UK in the second half of the XIX century. It was a large-scale and expensive undertaking - a real underground railway!

The construction of the road began in 1915 and lasted as long as 12 years.

Underground tunnels were laid for 2 years. In 1917, the work was abandoned, because the First World War began, England was not up to it. The unfinished railway was used to preserve valuable museum exhibits from bombing and fires.

After the war ended, England experienced a strong economic tension, the country was sorely lacking food. Therefore, the restoration of the underground road began only in 1925.

The tunnels were equipped with rails, elevators, mail conveyors, equipped with the latest, specially made steam locomotives.

The work lasted two years, but the result was excellent! The depth at which the railway was located reached 25 meters. For reliability, the bottom of the tunnel was lined with special material, and concrete was laid on it. And the rails are already laid on concrete.

The underground train looks unusual - it looks more like a walking attraction.

In those days, English mail was famous for its fast delivery and clarity of work. It was not difficult, because every day 30 trains ran underground under the ground. The total mass of paper cargo was 45 thousand kilograms daily.

From the initial station to the final post office, it could be between 15 and 26 minutes, which was fantastically fast for that time.

The road was closed 14 years ago, but not because it was in disrepair, but because ground transportation was 3 times cheaper.

Watch the video: Inside the Post Office Railway (May 2024).