Pride-inspired rainbow train to roll through London

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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- First we had a rainbow Routemaster bus, then a rainbow London taxi, and now the hat-trick has been completed as Transport for London unveiled a new rainbow train this week.

Everyone's favourite automated rail line, the Docklands Light Railway, has been wrapped in rainbow livery to celebrate the annual Pride in London Festival.

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If you happen to be travelling between Canary Wharf and Stratford then be sure to keep your eyes peeled – the train made its first appearance on Monday and will be running until later in the year (so there are plenty of opportunities to bag that prize seat at the front and finally tick "driving" a rainbow train off your bucket list).

The train is part of the #PrideHeroes campaign, which is celebrating groups, well-known figures and members of the public who have made a contribution to LGBT+ rights.

TFL has posted a timelapse of the transformation:

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