There was a mad rush during a function organised by Pune-Mumbai Pravasi Sangh. They cut cakes and celebrated the Deccan Queens's 80th Birthday, one year in advance! Not sure, if the DQ will be hauled by a WCAM3 or a WAP4, next year.

Date: 2009-06-01
Owner: Ashish Kuvelkar
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Make OLYMPUS_IMAGING_CORP. Model X450,D535Z,C370Z
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ISO 64 Metering Mode Center Weighted Average
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Digital Zoom Ratio 1 Date/Time 2009 Jun 01 06:59:38 +0100
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We may see WCAM-3 in AC Mode next year , but forget about seeing a WAP or WAM till next 2 years atleast beacuse for a WAP/M to run all the way the right from PF # 1 of Pune station to Pf # 13 of Mumbai CSTM , the whole line has to be AC which will...
Posted by Chaitanya Gokhale on 2009 Jun 02 16:02:56 +0100
Yeah. Preferably a new WAP4 not a second hand transfer from Howrah or Jhansi.
Posted by Milind (guest) on 2009 Jun 02 09:09:26 +0100
Rightly said - Next yr there ought to be a WAP 4 decorated. Will be DQ's first Bday with that loco
Posted by Guest on 2009 Jun 01 17:35:11 +0100
Mandar, that chap was actually getting down after tying the green and violet coloured festoons on the face of the loco. I got a feeling that , there were a lot of splinter groups, who were celebrating the occasion in thier own way.
Posted by Guest on 2009 Jun 01 11:02:02 +0100
note the guy behind the piller on the left trying to board the loco by holding the MU cable.

I dread to think how the crowd will react if any lunatic causes any damage to the queen or her loco!
Posted by Mandar Dixit (guest) on 2009 Jun 01 10:35:47 +0100
Fantastic coverage by the Pune gang...keep it up.
Posted by Mandar Dixit (guest) on 2009 Jun 01 10:33:22 +0100
Ha ha ya rightly said Ashish. Every year its the same, they celebrate the Birthday one year in advance.
Posted by Abhishek Waykole (guest) on 2009 Jun 01 05:25:45 +0100
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