Event: Deccan Queen's 82nd Birthday Celebrations

Youngest ALP flags off the 12124 with lots of pride and honour!!!

Future coaches and livery of Deccan Queen. (Raj Bhavsar)

All set and we are ready to proceed. ALP waving flag. (Raj Bhavsar)

A night shot of at Shivajinagar Station. I was surprised to see decoration intact. great work. (Raj Bhavsar)

These banners printed and pasted around D9 coach. (Jatin Bhavsar)

My home away from home. (Jatin Bhavsar)

And we start our journey to CSTM. (Jatin Bhavsar)

Resting for sometime after function at CSTM. (Jatin Bhavsar)

Loco was looking no less than a groom. (Jatin Bhavsar)

Very well decorated loco. (Jatin Bhavsar)

Even buffers were not spared from decoration. (Jatin Bhavsar)

GM - CR(Left), CPRO Mr. Malegaonkar (Centre) & Mr.Hemant Tapale (Right) Welcoming guests to event. (Jatin Bhavsar)

at last minute while I was rushing to my coach. These flags came. I think GM must have flagged off the queen. (Jatin Bhavsar)

Loco decorated with garland of flowers. (Ashwin Rao)

Here comes WCAM3 #21898 to do the honors for the Legendary Deccan Queen. (Ashwin Rao)

On the eve of Deccan Queen's birthday,i would like to share this pic taken 32 years ago on 1st June 1980 when the queen completed 50 years of service hauled by WCM2#20184....loc monkey hill cabin.. (Devraj Malekar)

Somebody was giving a speech. Seen on the platform (from left) are, the LP, Mr. Pande, the chief guest, Mr. Mangesh Tendulkar, a catoonist of repute, Harsh Shah, president of Pravasi Mandal, which organises the event

A puja of the loco was performed. The MST holder ladies' group cut another cake

The ALP who assigned this duty is the most junior one in the cadre, while the LP, Mr. Pande is the most senior in the cadre, due for retirement at the end of this month

The cake that was cut on the occassion