Punch,  10 (1846), "186 to 96" [186].

The London Mails

Anon

Genre:

Essay, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Railways, Engineering, Transport


    Details several proposals for 'accelerating the metropolitan mails' including building a series of suspension bridges for mail trains between churches. The illustration depicts this latter proposal.



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