It takes the average reader 5 hours and 7 minutes to read Mail by Rail - The Story of the Post Office and the Railways by Peter Johnson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Railways have been used for the carriage of mail since soon after the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened in 1830, the development of the first travelling post offices following, enabling the Post Office to achieve maximum efficiencies in mail transportation. As the rail network grew the mail network grew with it, reaching a peak with the dedicated mail trains that ran between London and Aberdeen. The Post Office also turned to railways when it sought a solution to the London traffic that hindered its operations in the Capital, obtaining powers to build its own narrow gauge, automatic...
Mail by Rail - The Story of the Post Office and the Railways by Peter Johnson is 298 pages long, and a total of 76,884 words.
This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours to read Mail by Rail - The Story of the Post Office and the Railways aloud.
Mail by Rail - The Story of the Post Office and the Railways is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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