In the hope of speeding up postal deliveries in 1930, central London almost had its very own monorail. Railplane, the brainchild of George Benn, was designed to run above the trainline between Croydon and the Holborn Viaduct, cutting journey times from one hour to ten minutes. Although a test line was set up in Glasgow it was never progressed.
1800s Use of steamships to carry transatlantic mail (November 1839)
1800s Postal service helps bring about standardised time
2000s The end of Mail Rail
1900s Mobile post office and tractor (trailer: 1937, tractor: 1954)
1900s Gladys Hillier
1800s First rate innovation to keep up the pace of mail delivering