The busy London Underground may seem an unlikely location for
heritage train operation, especially involving steam. However, this
was the world’s first Underground railway network, and the
original sections were built to main line gauge using steam
traction. London Transport and its successor London Underground Ltd
have been acutely aware of the significance of this and have
strived to preserve and present their heritage. Over the decades,
open days and special trains operated over parts of the system.
This included the running of steam-, diesel- and electric-hauled
trains for the public to ride on, while at the same time
maintaining the normal level of Underground train service on these
lines. These special trains ran not only in the open-air outer
sections of the network, but even on occasion through the
cut-and-cover tunnel sections of central London. New signalling
systems mean that this is unlikely to happen again, but the London
Transport Museum continues to offer a programme of exhibitions,
guided history tours and open days at the Acton museum depot. This
book looks back at the principal events since 1963.
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