Steam on the Tube

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Three days ago, the London Underground celebrated a well-earned milestone: its 150th birthday. Part of the festivities include rides on a restored E class 0-4-4T steam engine: Met Locomotive No. 1. Coupled with the historic locomotive is the refurbished “Jubilee” carriage #353 from 1892. Another train will be pulled by an electric locomotive from the 1920s, the No. 12 Sarah Siddons. The rest of the train will include cars with first and second class seating from the Bluebell Railway in Sussex.

Only one ride remains with the heritage trains, which will occur on Sunday, January 20th, 2013. Tickets can be purchased by phone through the London Transport Museum.

If you can’t get tickets, a regular fare will at least net you an opportunity to watch these hard workers of a bygone era roar past. The BBC has a short gallery on the run from Sunday, January 13th.

 

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