<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-22-13.57.12-e1516639815447.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-4757" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-01-22-13.57.12-e1516639775213-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>The highlight today was the visit to the <a href="https://www.postalmuseum.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Postal Museum</a> at the old Mount Pleasant sorting office and a ride on the Royal Mail underground train.

Mail has been transported around London in a variety of means. In Victorian times there was a steel bullet that was pushed around tunnels using compressed air produced by a steam engine. The underground system that was used until 2003 was first built during the 1930's and went through a number of changes but functioned throughout the second World War. It was opened for tourists last year and is fully booked several months ahead so I felt privileged to get to ride the train so soon.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180122_101129.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4756" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180122_101129-300x273.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="273" /></a>Although it is only a fifteen minute ride the multimedia experience is superb and very engaging. The combined use of video and still photography gives a 3D dimension to the experience as you stop at particular stations and go back through time. If you're into trains and/or the history of the Royal Mail then this is an attraction not to be missed.