The underground world hidden beneath the city of London is about to reveal one of its deepest secrets: it is the Railway maila metro 37 kilometers long, formerly used by royal mail postal service to transport letters and packages underground.
The line entered service in 1927 and ran between eight major marshalling centres, including Paddington and Liverpool Street.
The Rail Mail was a real miniature version of the "official" London Underground, intended for passengers. The railway closed in 2003 due to its limited use: at its peak it transported 4 million letters a day.
Little has changed since the closure of the tunnels, where they were abandoned at the stations, just as the old carriages were, as if they were ready to leave. A remote possibility, which today becomes a reality.
These days it has been given ad: a part of the railway mail in spring 2017 will reopen as a tourist attraction, annexed to a new postal museum. The basic ticket will cost £9, which will become £14 for those who want to experience the thrill of taking a ride in one of the old carriages through the abandoned tunnels.
