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Old December 17th 12, 11:12 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Not-very dry run for 150-year anniversary Met steam

"Richard J." wrote:
Recliner wrote on 17 December 2012 11:08:58 ...
Steam train back on tube track for 150-year anniversary celebrations

Test run for London Underground's anniversary sees restored locomotive
pull Victorian carriage from Earl's Court to Moorgate

Gwyn Topham, transport correspondent
The Guardian, Sunday 16 December 2012 19.00 GMT

[snip]
From:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/de...ry?INTCMP=SRCH


There's another great photo in the Standard's report at
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/trans...e-8422132.html


Interesting that neither piece criticised the £180 price (unlike many of
the posters here).