Londons Mail Rail

For seventy-six years, starting from 1927, the London Post Office

operated a fleet of driverless electric trains to haul mails between sorting

offices.

The underground railway was built to circumvent road traffic

congestion that caused unacceptable delays in moving mails between

sorting offices. The system was eventually closed because its operation

cost had become far too much.

The Mail Rail will open to the public in September 2017 and visitors

will take 20-minute rides on 1 km of circular track, sitting on new wagons

designed to accommodate people.