Deccan Queen's 80th Birthday...
The Queen of Indian Railways is celebrating her 80th birthday today.Members are requested to upload the images from the function directly to the album instead of OL gallery. Only registered users will be able to upload the images
The pilot , Mail Express 'A' grade driver Mr.P.K.Mishra greets the crowd proudly as he takes charge of one of the most important trains of CR on her 80th Birthday. The crown presented by IRFCA Pune. (C G)
The decorated loco of the Deccan Queen and its admirers ()
The DQ leaves bang on time, as has become customary for her. The ALP, waves the flag. ()
IRFCA photographer Ashwin Rao captures the incoming 2126's engine. (C G)
Decorated Dining car (Apoorva Karlekar)
After a grand celebration of DQ's Birthday , rail fans pose for a group photo. (Ashwin Rao)
IRFCA Mumbai gang pose for a photo.From L-R Sriram,Deep Soni,Karan Desai,Apoorva Karlekar.We all took a midnight road trip to Pune on June 1 just to come back by DQ on her birthday. (Apoorva Karlekar)
Birthday Treat Part 1: Bread Omelette and French Fries in the Dining Car ()
The birthday treat in Dining car (Apoorva Karlekar)
Birthday Treat Part 2: Baked Beans on Toast- my favorite on the Dining Car! ()
The decorated D2 ladies coach of DQ (Apoorva Karlekar)
The 2124 Pune-Mumbai Deccan Queen with decorated Kalyan WCAM3#21958 pass at high speed with full honking and headlights on... Location: Thane (Tushar Dhake)
Another view of 2124 Deccan Queen at Thane (Tushar Dhake)
Power for 2123 Deccan Queen on her 80th Birthday , WCAM-3 # 21932. (Ashutosh Hukumchand)
The Young 'A' grade loco pilot mail , Mr.Anthony takes charge of one of the most prestigious trains in CR as he goes through normal rituals with the public. (Ashutosh Hukumchand)
Sadly there were no decorations in the evening as usual. But mind you , 2123 is no less than 2124 in case of speed and thrill. (Ashutosh Hukumchand)
The daily travellers and railfans gather around the loco to photograph the power of 2123 as the normal Junta wonders what's happening through the DC local. (Ashutosh Hukumchand)
The 2123 Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen rake arrives on its usual Mumbai CST Platform # 8 (Tushar Dhake)
2123 Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen rake get a Kalyan WCAM3 # 21932 loco link for its evening run. (Tushar Dhake)
Kalyan WCAM3 # 21932 with 2123 Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen ready for its Birthday Run from Mumbai to Pune (Tushar Dhake)
A close-up meet with Kalyan WCAM3 # 21932 incharge of 2123 Deccan Queen (Tushar Dhake)
Mumbai Gang taking pics of the Queen on her Birthday!!! (Tushar Dhake)
Mumbai Members poses in front of the Queen (Tushar Dhake)
Long Live the Queen!!! (Tushar Dhake)
The Evening Birthday Celebrations at Mumbai CST for the 2123 Deccan Queen (Tushar Dhake)
The Evening Birthday Celebrations at Mumbai CST for the 2123 Deccan Queen (Tushar Dhake)
The Evening Birthday Celebrations at Mumbai CST for the 2123 Deccan Queen (Tushar Dhake)
Recent comments
@Karan, By saying "we IRFCAns" I hope you're not speaking on behalf of all IRFCA-ians and certainly not the regular travellers. For one, your perception of the "enthusiasm dying down" is downright rubbish - because that's not the case, and if you see...
Posted by Kharad Zarir Variyava on 2010 Jun 02 09:50:21 +0000
@Chaitanya: The celebration on 2123 is not that much because the enthusiasm among daily travellers kinda dies down after morning celebration and tiring day at work, and we IRFCAns prefer attending one big celebration rather than having a "repeat...
Posted by Karan Desai on 2010 Jun 02 07:49:10 +0000
@ Karan :- From past two years Mumbai members [including you] have been coming to Pune for celebration rather than covering the 2123 Celebrations fully at CSTM. There is more than enough coverage of DQ's birthday here in Pune , we need more from the...
Posted by Chaitanya Gokhale on 2010 Jun 02 04:58:13 +0000