The secret tunnels under London used to hide art during WW1 to open to the public
People will soon have the possibility to step inside a secret world of tunnels used to transport mail a few hundred of years back, when London’s Postal Museum opens on July 28.
The museum representatives claim the Mail Rail is the world’s first driverless and electric railway system, that came to life as an alternative to transporting mail throughout the foggy congested city. Once the museum opens, visitors will be able to ride through the abandoned tunneld for the first time ever, according to Smithsonian Mag.
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The 6.5-mile-long network of narrow tunnels (some of them being just seven feet wide in some areas) is hidden from the public and sits 70 feet (21 meters) bellow the streets. The tunnels were also used to hide art treasures of the Tate Gallery and National Portrait Gallery during World War I.
The visitors will be able to board on trains modelled after the trains used in 1987 and take a 15-minute ride accompanied by an audiovisual show. The show takes visitors through the history of the service’s creation and operation. Besides the underground attraction, the Postal Museum itself is worth a visit, because it serves as a reminiscence of the five centuries of communication history in Britain and around the globe.
Children will also get to enjoy the experience because there is an area specially designed for them, that is made up of trolleys, pulleys, slides, letter boxes and a miniature neighbourhood of streets and homes they can explore.
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