Train enthusiasts and history buffs will be able to experience something of what the first Tube journey was like when they travel on a steam train on the Underground.

A special heritage run will take place on Sunday to mark 150 years since the first Underground journey was made.

But only a lucky number of ticketholders will be able to ride on the special service between Kensington Olympia and Moorgate as it brings steam back to the line. The celebratory journey will see Metropolitan Locomotive No. 1 pull the Metropolitan Railway Jubilee carriage No. 353, which was built in 1892 and is being restored thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the London Transport Museum Friends.

The Chesham set of coaches, formerly used on the Metropolitan Railway, will also be used on loan from the Bluebell Railway.

Other heritage trips are also planned for this year.

Tickets for these events were available by ballot only due to high demand and cost up to £180 (€220) for a First Class seat.

Other members of the public will also be able to see the train as it travels along the route, providing they have a valid ticket for general travel on the Underground.

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