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Re: Train Spotters Corner
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TRAIN buffs are getting excited about a secret railway that ran under Londoners’ feet for almost 100 years, with its tunnels running within a few feet of packed underground lines, is back up and running.
Snaking 70 feet below the ground, from Paddington to Whitechapel, the train moved tons of letters and packages across the city, has hid priceless art and was even a Hollywood film set.
Also known as the “mail train” – this is the first time since the service was abandoned more than 10 years ago that trains have been on the tracks. The intention is to open a looping mile of track to the public as a heritage site.
A test drive was carried out by engineers through a section of the mail rail track, ahead of its public opening next summer.
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