13 January 2013 Last updated at 12:08

In pictures: Steam train runs on London Tube

Met Locomotive 1, a restored steam engine, travelled from its sheds near Earl's Court, west London, pulling Victorian carriages, to start a journey from Kensington Olympia to Moorgate.

Its journey was part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the London Underground.

London Mayor Boris Johnson was among passengers on board the train.

Steam train passengers in fancy dress costume

Passengers travelled in coaches dating from 1892 and 1898.

Special events are being held throughout the year to mark the 150-year anniversary of the Tube.

Linked to the Met Locomotive No 1 engine was the oldest surviving operational Tube carriage - the Metropolitan Railway Jubilee Carriage 353.

Attached to the Jubilee carriage was a set of four carriages that date back to 1898, on loan from the Bluebell Railway in Sussex.

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In pictures: Steam train runs on London Tube

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