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It's full steam ahead this weekend on the London Underground as a vintage steam train returns to Central London .

This is thought to be the train's last ever journey on the network.

Three return trips on the locomotive took place on Saturday (June 22) and there will also be three journeys on Sunday (June 23) departing at the following times:

Journey 1 (11.11am – 12.33pm)

Journey 2 (1.06pm – 2.33pm)

Journey 3 (3.06pm – 4.33pm)

The return trips will travel between Ealing Broadway, West London , and High Street Kensington.

The special journeys are part of London Transport Museum and Transport for London 's plans to celebrate 150 years of the District Line.

(Image: Jack Dearlove)

Steam trains first served the District Railway when it opened to the public between South Kensington and Westminster on Christmas Eve, 1868.

Now Londoners have the chance to recreate the experience of travelling on the old steam train, its basically like going back in time and having a date with history.

Victorian characters are expected on the platform at Ealing Broadway and there is also live music from heritage Victorian brass instruments.

(Image: Jack Dearlove)

Due to signalling modernisation which will provide more frequent services and improved reliability on the Circle, District, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan Lines so this will be the last time steam trains are expected to travel into Central London on the Underground network.

That's kind of sad, don't you think?