On 4 September 2017, The Postal Museum welcomed its first visitors aboard Mail Rail – the unique underground railway that once kept London’s post moving. This year marks the 8th anniversary of the attraction, which has since carried more than half a million passengers beneath the streets of the capital.

Severn Lamb was proud to design and build the Mail Rail trains, transforming a historic postal railway into a captivating visitor experience that continues to delight audiences of all ages.

Originally constructed to transport mail between sorting offices, the subterranean railway now offers visitors the chance to discover this hidden world first-hand. The 15-minute ride takes passengers through original station platforms deep below Royal Mail’s Mount Pleasant sorting office, where interactive projections and stories from former workers bring to life more than a century of postal engineering.

As part of The Postal Museum experience, Mail Rail is included with entry and operates Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–16:00.

Seeing Mail Rail reach its eighth year, having welcomed half a million visitors, is a milestone we are extremely proud of. It stands as a wonderful example of how innovative design and engineering can help preserve history and share it with generations to come.