Night Mail

Night Mail

Year: 1936

Runtime: 25 mins

Language: English

Directors: Harry Watt, Basil Wright

Documentary

This short documentary offers a behind‑the‑scenes look at the dedicated mail‑train that sorts, drops off and picks up parcels while travelling at speed. It follows the overnight service that departs Euston in London and delivers the mail to Scotland, arriving in Glasgow by morning.

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