Yesterday, I paid a visit to the London postal museum. I had heard about it in a Youtube video from one of my long time favourite railway channels. It was nestled on edge of the east end, and it was split into two sites across a road. One site is the main exhibition hall and the other, an underground mail terminus that used to deliver mail under the streets of the capital.
The ticket (£18) includes a ride on the restored mail train, and if you want to ride it you must book advance by buying the ticket online. You can, of course, buy your ticket at the door but there is no guarantee of spaces on the train. I was just interested interested in the exhibition so I skipped the train ride.
The display was about the history of the mail service in Britain, which has its roots in medieval times. Then it moves on to how mail was transported, from horse to train and then by road. Finally it explains the development of how it was paid for, which lead us to the humble postage stamp. It did mention the public telephone system which was run by the post office before splitting off to become British Telecom.
Later I went across the road to have a look at the mail rail, as a train nerd, it was interesting to learn about the development of this service which solved the issue of avoiding the congestion on London’s streets. To me the mail rail looked like a giant miniature underground railway. I noticed younger visitors were very excited to be on it.
All in all it was an enjoyable day out, I do think it’s better suited to children
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