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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

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marmar

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Wed Jan 9, 2013, 07:17 AM Jan 2013

Happy 150th to the Tube !!! Cheers !!! [View all]





(BBC) Special stamps to mark the 150th anniversary of the London Underground are to go on sale later.

Among the scenes on the 10 stamps are a steam locomotive, builders at work and a carriage of Edwardian passengers.



They have been issued by the Royal Mail in celebration of the world's oldest underground transport network.

The London Mayor said they were "a fitting celebration of London Underground's rich heritage". .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20948900



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