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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 has returned to the Tube to mark 150 years since the first London Underground journey. | A steam train which carried passengers in the 19th Century has returned to the Tube to mark 150 years since the first London Underground journey. |
| Ticket holders travelled along part of the original Metropolitan Line - now the Hammersmith & City Line. | Ticket holders travelled along part of the original Metropolitan Line - now the Hammersmith & City Line. |
| They travelled in coaches pulled by an 1898-built steam engine, known as Met Locomotive No 1. | They travelled in coaches pulled by an 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 restored steam engine travelled from its sheds near Earl's Court, west London, to start a journey from Kensington Olympia to Moorgate. | The restored steam engine travelled from its sheds near Earl's Court, west London, to start a journey from Kensington Olympia to Moorgate. |
| Hundreds of families, rail enthusiasts and interested onlookers took up positions at stations and on bridges to catch a glimpse of the train, as it travelled non-stop. | Hundreds of families, rail enthusiasts and interested onlookers took up positions at stations and on bridges to catch a glimpse of the train, as it travelled non-stop. |
| Electric locomotive | Electric locomotive |
| London Mayor Boris Johnson, who was among passengers on board, said: "It was just extraordinary. | London Mayor Boris Johnson, who was among passengers on board, said: "It was just extraordinary. |
| "We had steam coming in through the windows, huge thick clouds of white steam going past and then bits of soot coming through from the engine. | "We had steam coming in through the windows, huge thick clouds of white steam going past and then bits of soot coming through from the engine. |
| "You understand all those Victorian novels and the assignations that possibly took place on those velvet seats. It was pure Conan Doyle." | "You understand all those Victorian novels and the assignations that possibly took place on those velvet seats. It was pure Conan Doyle." |
| London Transport Museum director Sam Mullins said: "We will do more events like this this year and more into the future, here and on other railways." | London Transport Museum director Sam Mullins said: "We will do more events like this this year and more into the future, here and on other railways." |
| 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 was 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 was the oldest surviving operational Tube carriage - the Metropolitan Railway Jubilee Carriage 353 - which was built in 1892. |
| Attached to the Jubilee carriage was a set of four carriages that date back to 1898, on loan from the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. | Attached to the Jubilee carriage was a set of four carriages that date back to 1898, on loan from the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. |
| 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 was one of the world's oldest electric locomotives in service - No 12 Sarah Siddons. | Completing the commemorative train was one of the world's oldest electric locomotives in service - No 12 Sarah Siddons. |