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SNAPPING THE MAILS 



CLICK! Thud! 



Those are the noises heard as the big mail 

 train flashes by the trackside apparatus for 

 the exchange of mails. 



Click, thud, is heard throughout the night 

 as the train hastens on its journey from 

 London to Aberdeen, whilst the sorters 

 aboard the mail are working against time. 



' How do the men know when to put 

 the bags ready on the standard for the 

 trackside net to take off?" is a question 

 that has often been asked. 



In the daytime, of course, they can watch 

 various signs by the side of the railway, or 

 they may pass under or over a certain 

 bridge. But at night there is nothing to be 

 seen, save perhaps the lights of a village or 

 town. 



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