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Tube 150th anniversary: Steam train takes commemorative journey | Tube 150th anniversary: Steam train takes commemorative journey |
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A steam train which carried passengers in the 19th Century will return to Tube later to mark 150 years since the first London Underground journey. | A steam train which carried passengers in the 19th Century will return to Tube later to mark 150 years since the first London Underground journey. |
Ticket holders will travel along part of the original Metropolitan Line - now the Hammersmith & City line. | |
They will travel in coaches pulled by 1898-built steam engine, known as Met Locomotive No 1. | They will travel in coaches pulled by 1898-built steam engine, known as Met Locomotive No 1. |
Special events are being held throughout the year to mark the 150-year anniversary of the Tube. | Special events are being held throughout the year to mark the 150-year anniversary of the Tube. |
The first London Underground railway operated on the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon. | The first London Underground railway operated on the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon. |
Linked to the Met Locomotive No 1 engine will be the oldest surviving operational Tube carriage - the Metropolitan Railway Jubilee Carriage 353 - which was built in 1892. | Linked to the Met Locomotive No 1 engine will be the oldest surviving operational Tube carriage - the Metropolitan Railway Jubilee Carriage 353 - which was built in 1892. |
Attached to the Jubilee carriage will be set of four carriages that date back to 1898. | Attached to the Jubilee carriage will be set of four carriages that date back to 1898. |
Known as the Chesham carriages, they began service when the Chesham branch of the Metropolitan Line opened. | Known as the Chesham carriages, they began service when the Chesham branch of the Metropolitan Line opened. |
Completing the commemorative train is one of the world's oldest electric locomotives in service - No 12 Sarah Siddons. | Completing the commemorative train is one of the world's oldest electric locomotives in service - No 12 Sarah Siddons. |
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