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Site ID :- GTL02762
Key Words :- mail rail
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GTL02564,Post Office Railway

Address :- Paddington Station, London, Greater London
Grid Reference :- TQ 265 813
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 526500 m, Northing 181300 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.516468 , -0.178288
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Administrative Area :- Westminster City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
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Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
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Description and History

Western terminus of the Post Office Railway below Paddington main line station. There is a reversing loop at the west end of the station, and a loco siding. There are two lifts linking to the surface building, chutes for post bags, and stairs.

Although authorised in 1913 and commenced by the start of WWI the completed tunnels were used for wartime storage of museum objects until 1919. Contracts were let for completion of electrical and signalling installations in 1924.

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