 |
A GPO Mail
Rail train enters Mount Pleasant station on 7 June 1996 |
 |
Narrow
gauge driverless underground electric train 09 on the GPO Rail
Mail system enters Mount Pleasant station on 7 June 1996 |
 |
Old style
1930/31 English Electric, narrow gauge driverless underground train in
the GPO workshops at Mount Pleasant. Clearly showing the center
rail pickup shoe. |
 |
An 1936
English Electric GPO Mail Rail unit number 46 is receiving attention in
the Mount Pleasant workshops. |
 |
Battery
operated GPO Mail Rail locomotive No.3 at Mount Pleasant workshops.
These locomotives are used for maintenance in the tunnels when the
power is switched off and are stored at different parts of the system |
 |
A pair of
axles with wheels and driving gear of a GPO Mail Rail locomotive. |
 |
Circuit
breakers that control the power (red and yellow indicate the two
different voltages) to the track sections on the GPO (Post Office) Mail
Rail system at Mount Pleasant station. |
 |
Computerised
control center at Mount Pleasant which controls the entire GPO (Post
Office) Mail Rail system. |
 |
Track
switch control relays that help set routes for the GPO (Post Office)
Mail Rail system at Mount Pleasant station. |
 |
General
view of the GPO (Post Office) workshops at Mount Pleasant, London. The
unit on the right is used for transporting VIPs including the
Queen. In the shops there is no powered rail. Instead an overhead power
hookup is used as seen on the right. |
 |
Old track
circuit diagram for Mount Pleasant station on the GPO (Post Office) Mail
Rail system. |
 |
Old manual
control switches for Mount Pleasant station on the GPO (Post Office)
Mail Rail system. |
 |
A view of
the tunnel from the west end of Mount Pleasant station. Showing to
the left the start of the ramp up into the workshops. |
