The Tube at 150: London Underground in pictures

LAST UPDATED AT 14:30 ON Wed 9 Jan 2013
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
Credits: 
Oli Scarff

The first trains to run on the London Underground system were steam powered. Last month a replica of one of the engines recreated the first journey on what is now universally known as The Tube. 

London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150
London Underground, The Tube, turns 150

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