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Video and pictures: Hell on Wheels - Wild West horse and carriage becomes London black cab
Commuters and tourists were treated to an alternative take on a taxi, as a 19th century Wild West horse and carriage was merged with a London black cab.
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Video: Round-world black cab journey ends in London - with £80k fare!
Three friends have become the first to circumnavigate the globe in a black cab – running up the equivalent of an £80,000 meter fare!
Tony Robinson helps Chiltern Railways staff deliver comedy train announcements
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Video and pictures: Hell on Wheels - Wild West horse and carriage becomes London black cab
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