A mail train
Title

A mail train

Caption

A mail train on which letters were sorted while it travelled through the night between cities, replacing the need for the horse-drawn mail coaches. From "The Illustrated London News", January, 1849.

Date

1849

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP09A00_309

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

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