Название: Mail by Rail: The Story of the Post Office and the Railways
Автор: Peter Johnson
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526776138
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 296
Размер: 145,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
Railways have been used for the carriage of mail since soon after the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened in 1830, the development of the first travelling post offices following, enabling the Post Office to achieve maximum efficiencies in mail transportation. As the rail network grew the mail network grew with it, reaching a peak with the dedicated mail trains that ran between London and Aberdeen.