Date: 20/06/2015

London's underground Tube trains are one of the capital's best-known symbols. And yet, the flash-by streaks of red, white and blue can be found in unexpected places up and down England. BBC News Online finds why Tubes are in such high demand. From its iconic map to its crisp passenger announcements such as 'mind the gap', the Tube train is indelibly associated with London. So, to find one rushing past grazing sheep and wooded hillsides in the heart of rural Leicestershire comes as something of a surprise. [From Mark Bartlett]

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The Tube trains in strange places

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London's underground Tube trains are one of the capital's best-known symbols, but they can be found in less obvious places around England.

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