I found it amusing it mentions the London &amp; Croydon pneumatic railway [1] - I live just a few hundred meters or so from where the tracks used to run. The local museum has some artefacts from it.<p>EDIT: The entire area is quite interesting in terms of early rail. I live near streets with names like Canal Walk and Towpath Way. There&#x27;s no canal, and no coast line - we&#x27;re more than 10 miles from the Thames. The names are in recognition of the Croydon Canal [1] which was constructed in 1809 and closed in 1836. The path the canal followed now makes up part of the rail route between Croydon and London Bridge.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Atmospheric_railway#London_and_Croydon_Railway" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Atmospheric_railway#London_and...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Croydon_Canal" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Croydon_Canal</a>