13th Jan: Metropolitan Railway 0-4-4 #1 (Met 1) THE LU150 SHUTTLES from Kensington Olympia to Moorgate Met-150 Kensington Olympia-Earl's Court. 150th Anniversary of the London Underground. On 9 January 1863 the world’s first underground train pulled out of Paddington station to make the first passenger journey to Farringdon. The newly restored Met Locomotive No. 1 is making a special journey, bringing steam back to the line to celebrate the opening of the world’s first underground. Met Locomotive No. 1 will pull the beautifully restored Metropolitan Railway ‘Jubilee’ carriage No. 353 (built 1892) and the Chesham set of coaches, on loan from the Bluebell Railway. Metropolitan Railway electric locomotive No. 12 ‘Sarah Siddons’ will also form part of this train (from london transport museum web). Reported the London Mayor Boris Johnson onboard.