London Transport Steam

June 2011 marked 40 years since the end of steam traction on London Transport, the last steam-hauled train running on Sunday 6th June 1971. This also marked the end of regular steam running on "main lines" in the UK, almost three years after the end of steam on BR, though some steam had also continued for a while in Northern Ireland. Photos of some of the daylight operations from the mid - 1960s until the last day. Most are taken with my Voigtländer Vito CLR Camera, later ones with my first SLR, a Pentax S1a. All colour photos on Agfa CT18 film. A very small sample to start with, many more to add...

As part of the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Metropolitan Railway, LUL ran a series of specials on Sunday 13th January 2013, utilising MR E class 0-4-4T No. 1 and Met Electric No. 12 "Sarah Siddons" top and tailing a train of vintage coaches including the Ashbury set that formerly worked the Chesham branch, Fist Class coach No. 353 and Milk Van No. 3 (with a supply of water for the loco on board as a contingency). The train departed ECS from Lillie Bridge depot at 09:40 with No. 12 leading and No. 1 on the rear to pick up the party of VIPs for the first run from Kensington Olympia to Moorgate. No. 1 is seen soon after leaving the depot at 09:41, carrying train number 150 and the headboard "150 Underground Pioneer 1863 - 2013". Digital Image No. GMPI13639.

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As part of the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Metropolitan Railway, LUL ran a series of specials on Sunday 13th January 2013, utilising MR E class 0-4-4T No. 1 and Met Electric No. 12 "Sarah Siddons" top and tailing a train of vintage coaches including the Ashbury set that formerly worked the Chesham branch, Fist Class coach No. 353 and Milk Van No. 3 (with a supply of water for the loco on board as a contingency). The train departed ECS from Lillie Bridge depot at 09:40 with No. 12 leading and No. 1 on the rear to pick up the party of VIPs for the first run from Kensington Olympia to Moorgate. No. 1 is seen soon after leaving the depot at 09:41, carrying train number 150 and the headboard "150 Underground Pioneer 1863 - 2013". Digital Image No. GMPI13639.

GMPI13639 MetNo1 LillieBridge LU150 130113 LT Steam

From January 2013

London Transport Steam

Ron.