UK studio ScanLAB Projects have created digital 3D scans of the entire length of the Mail Rail.
UK studio ScanLAB Projects have created digital 3D scans of the entire length of the Mail Rail.
Courtesy ScanLAB Projects and The Postal Museum
The project records the Mail Rail's days as a working infrastructure, in unprecedented detail.
The project records the Mail Rail's days as a working infrastructure, in unprecedented detail.
Courtesy ScanLAB Projects and The Postal Museum
The scans are created by bouncing a laser off objects in its path, capturing minute details.
The scans are created by bouncing a laser off objects in its path, capturing minute details.
Courtesy ScanLAB Projects and The Postal Museum
This aerial view of the Mail Rail under The Postal Museum -- seen from Farringdon Road -- shows the loop of the track where trains will soon be carrying curious visitors through a section of the tunnel.
This aerial view of the Mail Rail under The Postal Museum -- seen from Farringdon Road -- shows the loop of the track where trains will soon be carrying curious visitors through a section of the tunnel.
Courtesy ScanLAB Projects and The Postal Museum
The Mail Rail stretches across 23 miles of track underneath London.
The Mail Rail stretches across 23 miles of track underneath London.
Courtesy ScanLAB Projects and The Postal Museum
In 2017, a section of the postal tunnel will be open to visitors as part of the new Postal Museum.
In 2017, a section of the postal tunnel will be open to visitors as part of the new Postal Museum.
Courtesy ScanLAB Projects and The Postal Museum