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1863: Commuters waving their hats in the air as they pass Portland Road station during a trial trip on the London Metropolitan Underground railway. Cassell's 'Old and London New'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Jan 10, 1863: The London Underground opens with gas-lit, steam-powered trains between Paddington & Farrington

On this day in 1863, the London Underground opened with gas-lit, steam-powered trains between Paddington & Farrington; a novel solution and much anticipated remedy to the commuter congestion suffocating business in the city.

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