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The return of steam to the London Underground: Restoring Metropolitan Railway E-Class 0-4-4T steam locomotive No. 1
Shortly after 1.00 p.m. on 9 January 1863 the inaugural train of the world’s first underground railway pulled out of Paddington station to begin a 3½ mile journey under the capital’s streets and into the history books. The ground-breaking line had been built and financed by a private company, the Metropolitan Railway, to link the mainline stations at Paddington, Euston and King’s Cross with the business district of central London.
It was a novelty that thousands of Londoners were eager to experience for themselves and to admire what one newspaper called ‘the most stupendous engineering undertaking yet achieved in the railway world’.
To mark the 150th anniversary of the London Underground – the world’s first underground railway – and as part of a partnership with Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, London Transport Museum is currently restoring Metropolitan Railway E-Class 0-4-4T steam locomotive No.1 (Met Loco No.1) which was built in 1898. Once restored, the locomotive will recreate that first journey in January 1863 on the original stretch of the Metropolitan Railway – the world’s first underground railway – the return of steam on the London Underground will be a truly spectacular sight.
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If you have any questions about the return of steam to the London Underground, please contact:
London Transport Museum
39 Wellington Street
London WC2E 7BB
39 Wellington Street
London WC2E 7BB
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