Book Review: Mail Rail – The Story of the Post Office and the Railways by Peter Johnson

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Guest authors

This book tells the history of transporting mail by train, including travelling post offices, dedicated mail trains, and its own underground railway.

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Again, the mention of Swedish Death Cleaning in the last post got some reaction, not quite as much as the book ripping which got the predictable Nazis and Salman Rushdie mentions. This has got nothing to do with railways, model or otherwise, but …

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The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway are told a mini three day steam exhibition in February / March 2025. The exhibition will take place at…

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Book Review: Line by Line: Cumbria by Neil Gibson

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This book illustrates railways in Cumbria’s magnificent landscapes, with scenes in the Lake District, the Pennine fells, and the Cumbrian Coast.

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