Event: Deccan Queen's 83rd Birthday Celebrations

Her Majesty, the Deccan Queen celebrates her 83rd Birthday today (1st June 2013). Members covering the event are requested to upload the pics directly to this album.

Date: 2013-05-31
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 30 items
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Arrival at Shivajinagar. Loco of the queen looks beautiful, with all the decoration & headlight beam piercing through the darkness while it waits at Shivajinagar for its scheduled halt. More pics from the trip can be [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/

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The cake that was cut at CSTM in the dining car just before departure. Here is a video taken just after departure from CSTM. (Akshay Marathe)

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Its time for Birthday celebration says the Deccan Queen !! (Ashwin Rao)

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Beautifully decorated WCAM3 #21942 at Pune Electric trip shed after hauling the birthday girl Deccan Queen from Mumbai to Pune. Taken with official permission. (Ashwin Rao)

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and the queen gracefully continues its evening journey towards Pune... Captured on Thane Creek Bridge. (Tushar Dhake)

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Finally getting ready for the departure... a final long view of the loco and queen before saying it happy journey... captured from 5:00 pm Superfast Non-Stop MRVC EMU (Tushar Dhake)

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Finally getting ready for the departure... a final long view of the loco and queen before saying it happy journey... (Tushar Dhake)

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Mr. LP enjoying the first bite of the Cake for the Queen's Birthday (Tushar Dhake)

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Mr. LP Cutting the Cake for the Queen's Birthday (Tushar Dhake)

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Closeup picture of the Decorations done by Electric Loco Trip Shed at CSTM on occassion of the Queen's Birthday (Tushar Dhake)

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Kalyan WCAM3 # 21942 getting attach to 12123 Deccan Queen on Platform No. 9 of CSTM, while the Panto changes for start up (Tushar Dhake)

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Kalyan WCAM3 # 21942 getting attach to 12123 Deccan Queen on Platform No. 9 of CSTM (Tushar Dhake)

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Kalyan WCAM3 # 21942 reversing itself to attach with the Queen at Platform 9 of CSTM (Tushar Dhake)

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Queen crosses Udyan at Badlapur and we have some spectators as well. The Queen was running a little behind schedule and was trying hard to recover the lost time. (Bhushan Kale)

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Her Majesty is about to enter a small tunnel at KM 120 under the Expressway. (Bhushan Kale)

Comments
Long live DQ, Long live CAM3
Posted by Aniket Chougule on 2013 Jun 05 23:31:10 +0100
Nice album:)
Posted by Alex P. John on 2013 Jun 02 02:16:19 +0100