On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:17:44 -0800 (PST), 77002
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On 18 Dec, 08:50, Nick Leverton wrote:
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e27002 wrote:
On 17 Dec, 13:46, "Richard J." wrote:
Recliner wrote on 17 December 2012 11:08:58 ...

Steam train back on tube track for 150-year anniversary celebrations

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From:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/de...ndon-undergrou...

There's another great photo in the Standard's report
athttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/full-circle-120yearold-steam...

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Which section was tube track? *AFIK Earls Court to Moorgate is all sub-
surface. *Moreover, one cannot bring back something which never
existed. *The tube lines were electric from their beginning.

It's a colloquialism.

Indeed so. It dates back to the opening of London’s deep level lines
bored thru London Clay. In 1900 the Central London Railway was opened
and became known as the 'Tuppenny Tube'. This of course was because
of its price and the shape of the bored tunnels. At 2d (a little
under 0.5p) the price was actually a little on the high side.

The tube routes should never be confused with the earlier sub surface
lines.

Not being a Londoner, perhaps you aren't aware that most people refer
to the whole system as 'The Tube'?