Deccan Queen's 79th Birthday Celebrations
Deccan Queen's 79th Birthday Celebrations on 1st June 2009. Pictures provided IRFCA Pune Members.
A 3-layer cake which was cut at the hands of the commuters in the Dining Car. Sadly, our arrival from the loco was a tad late and the cake cutting ceremony was missed. ()
Security was very tight on the Birthday Celebration. (Raj Bhavsar)
The LP in charge of the Queen at PUNE. (Bhushan Kale)
The workers dancing to celebrate their Queen's Birthday. (Bhushan Kale)
The grandeur of the decorations, the atmosphere was so enthusiastic. (Bhushan Kale)
Crackers blasting at full noise. (Bhushan Kale)
Gaana Bajana in full swing. (Bhushan Kale)
DQ Birthday: Now, where else do you get to see this? A complete Band-baaja party on the platform to see off the Queen! (Karan Desai)
DQ Birthday: The man in-charge of the Queen on the Big Day cuts the IRFCA cake. (Karan Desai)
Rangoli with Peacock at bottom for Deccan Queen's Birthday Celebration. (Jattin Bhavsar)
WCAM3 #21946 coming to honour Queen for Birthday. (Jattin Bhavsar)
3 layered cake was provided by IRCTC. B'day was celebrated in Dining Car. One layer was already distributed amongst all till I reached to click it. (Jattin Bhavsar)
Daily Woman MST holders of D2 had a blast near Dining Car. (Jattin Bhavsar)
WDS6 bringing DQ to PF 8 at CSTM after a long wait. (Jattin Bhavsar)
Evening Power was Wcam3 # 21883 (Jattin Bhavsar)
New Batch of Railfans.
L to R: Harsh dinesh, Dhaval Poladia (Red T Shirt), Yours Truly, Unmesh Mahabal (Dombivali), Raj Bhavsar, Akshay Marathe, Chaitanya Gokhale. (Jattin Bhavsar)
People enjoying celebrartion while cake is being cut. (Jattin Bhavsar)
You can have idea of fan following DQ (Including media person for BITE!!!) (Jattin Bhavsar)
IRFCA Pune members watchin the proceedings.
L to R: Ashish Kuvelkar, Yogesh B K, Rahul Rao & Rajesh Tukdeo.
(Sorry for little blurred pic.) (Jattin Bhavsar)
DQ Birthday: A GTL WDM-2A brings the Birthday Girl into Pune's PF-1 from the yard. (Karan Desai)
DQ Birthday: The power for the Birthday Girl- KYN WCAM-3 #21946, seen here from the non-decorated side. (Karan Desai)
DQ Birthday: Beautiful Rangoli laid out in the main foyer of Pune railway station to celebrate the Queen's birthday! (Karan Desai)
DQ Birthday: The cakes brought by Pune-Mumbai Pravasi Sangh. (Karan Desai)
2124 'Deccan Queen'starts journey to Mumbai . Today the Queen enters 80th year of service on Indian Railways. ()
The loco pilot was presented a 'different' kind of turban on occasion of birthday of the Deccan Queen, before it started from PUNE's PF# 1. ()
There was a mad rush during a function organised by Pune-Mumbai Pravasi sangh. They cut cake and celebrated DQ's 80th Birthday, one year in advance! ()
191 kms to go - The Guard and ALP exchange flags as the Last Van of Deccan Queen rolls on the mainline. Meantime a WDG 3 headed ACC Cement rake waits at the outer. ()