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      • 07 August 2019

      Powering Mail Rail

      Archivist Matt Tantony investigates the tech that kept Mail Rail moving.

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      • 24 October 2018

      Ghost Trains

      Are there ghosts in Mail Rail? Archivist Helen discovered an article in the 1928 Post Office magazine that talks 'Underground Wizardry'...

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      • 06 November 2017

      Mail Rail Graffiti Art

      Did you spot it? If not read on...

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      • 16 May 2017

      A First-Class Christmas

      Christmas in May? It might sound way too early but our Events Team is already out and about to promote our unique Mail Rail underground space as the perfect Christmas Party venue.

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      • 10 April 2017

      10 Facts About Mail Rail

      If you're keen to learn more about Mail Rail read on! In this blog we will reveal some interesting facts about Mail Rail that you might not have known.

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    • Travelling Post Office, 1881

      POST 118/792
      A teaser image for Travelling Post Office, 1881
    • Stamp cancelling machine, 1948

      POST 118/1872
      A teaser image for Stamp cancelling machine, 1948
    • Opening of Mount Pleasant, 1934

      POST 118/170
      A teaser image for Opening of Mount Pleasant, 1934
    • Telegram messengers, 1934

      POST 118/70
      A teaser image for Telegram messengers, 1934
    • Tibs the Great, 1954

      M3/0W
      A teaser image for Tibs the Great, 1954
    • Fish Wharf Post Office, 1936

      POST 118/589
      A teaser image for Fish Wharf Post Office, 1936
    • Van at crossroads, 1934

      POST 118/1094
      A teaser image for Van at crossroads, 1934
    • Telegram messenger, 1934

      POST 118/69
      A teaser image for Telegram messenger, 1934
    • Post Office Home Guard, 1941

      POST 56/83
      A teaser image for Post Office Home Guard, 1941
    • Ships Div’n, Mount Pleasant, 1945

      POST 118/1546
      A teaser image for Ships Div’n, Mount Pleasant, 1945
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