Deccan Queen's Anniversary Celebration...1st June 2011

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Date: 2011-05-31
Owner: Sachin Buddhisagar
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Deccan Queen depart bang on time from Pune with Decoratered KYN WCAM 3 # 21957 (Raj Bhavsar)

Date: 2011-06-02
Owner: Raj Bhavsar
Views: 855
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Here is the birthday girl depart in her style. (Raj Bhavsar)

Date: 2011-06-02
Owner: Raj Bhavsar
Views: 779
Comments: 1
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Her majesty gets shunted by a WDS-6 on its regular platform number 1 at Pune. (CG)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Chaitanya Gokhale
Views: 1239
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Media reporter films the train as it enters Pf # 1.
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Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Chaitanya Gokhale
Views: 1181
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Typical photo of a WCAM-3 coming in to attach the Deccan Queen on Pf # 1. (CG)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Chaitanya Gokhale
Views: 1219
Comments: 1
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The only and only media person exits the loco's cab after filming the LP's interview. (CG)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Chaitanya Gokhale
Views: 1299
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12123 Down DQ saw no celebration what so ever at Mumbai CSTM. Just 1 media person went into the cab and took a short interview which was shown on ETV Channel. Apart from that there were no special things as they were 2 years ago. Last year , 12123 saw a c

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Chaitanya Gokhale
Views: 1325
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And.... She was received at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. :-) (Sriram S)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Sriram SN
Views: 1101
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Birthday queen between Shivajinagar & Khadki. (Lalam)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Lalam
Views: 888
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The Queen stands tall as it gets pampered. (Bhushan Kale)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Bhushan Kale
Views: 1116
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Entering 82nd Year. Long Live the Queen. (Bhushan Kale)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Bhushan Kale
Views: 1147
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The LP being felicitated just before he can take charge of the Queen. (Bhushan Kale)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Bhushan Kale
Views: 1122
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Negotiating the Diva curve. (Bhushan Kale)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Bhushan Kale
Views: 1162
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Poster being displayed in all the coaches of DQ. (Bhushan Kale)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Bhushan Kale
Views: 1263
Comments: 5
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Negotiating a curve in the Bhore ghats. (Bhushan Kale)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Bhushan Kale
Views: 1202
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Pune gang never ever misses this day at all.. Kudos to Pune Gang for covering this occasion every year in greater detail. Even the official website of CR while listing the list of CR long distance trains, states - "Deccan Queen - Pride of Cental Railway"
Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2011 Jun 01 05:45:35 +0100
Quite a ceremony...Does any other train witness such celebrations?
Posted by Milind on 2011 Jun 01 04:44:05 +0100
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