BBC: "Mail Rail - What Is It Like On The 'Secret' Tube?"

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Start date Jan 28, 2014

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"Deep under the streets of the capital, a disused railway tunnel stretches for six miles. After being shut for a decade, there are now plans to reopen the London Post Office Railway - known to many as Mail Rail - as a tourist ride."

BBC News - Mail Rail: What is it like on the 'secret' Tube?

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