Fairy Queen trail run after POH at Perumbur - 2005.10.01 and 2007-09-04

Fairy Queen waiting at the Loco Works yard to enter into Perambur West Yard for the Trial Run... Loco Works, Perambur, 01-Oct-2005. Gowri Sankar R.

Reserruction and POH Details on the Fairy Queen.. Loco Works, Perambur, 01-Oct-2005. Gowri Sankar R.

Fairy Queen takes a breather!. Perambur West Yard, 01-Oct-2005. Gowri Sankar R.

Assisted by a WDS4B, Fairy Queen waits at the Perambur Loco Works station to proceed to Villivakkam. Perambur Loco Works, 01-Oct-2005. Gowri Sankar R.

Reached Villivakkam.. crowds gather to look at the steam loco.. a strange sight indeed... Villivakkam Railway Station, PF#1, 01-Oct-2005. Gowri Sankar R.

Crossed over to wait for the starter to Padi.. Railway men and local crowds hop on to the loco.. Villivakkam Railway Station, 01-Oct-2005. Gowri Sankar R.

Local children got onto the loco.. it was a ride of their life... Villivakkam Railway Station, 01-Oct-2005. Gowri Sankar R.

Koo chuk chuk... koo chuk chuk.. the whistle and the chugging was heard all through the run... Villivakkam Padi line, 01-Oct-2005. Gowri Sankar R.

Fairy Queen in Perambur Loco Works undergoing last minute repairs before being steamed. 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny

The air brake set up made on the Fairy Queen. A compressor and a Shriram Honda generator set to power it. 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny

The little brass thing is the whistle! 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny

Big Wheel. 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny

All brass and copper. The Fairy Queen's restoration has been quite comprehensive. 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny

let us steam the loco. The Fairy Queen releases excess steam, much to the excitement of the onlookers. 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny

Makrs of repair (blue) are evident on the body of the steamer. This time around, a lot of cracks and gaps have been sealed. The ends of the cylinder also bear signs of repair. 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny

More brass, more antiquity. The controls of the loco.2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny

The cylinders are loaded. The loco is steaming. 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny

A maze of antiquity. The fairy Queen. 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny

The Fairy Queen all set to run down the test track within the Perambur Loco Works. PLW 2007-09-04 Ranganath Eunny

The Fairy Queen hurtling down the test track at PLW. 2007-09-04 Ranganath Eunny

Up Close and Personal with the steaming lady. 2007-09-04 Ranganath Eunny

Visual Quiz: Identify an IRFCA member getting a free ride on the Queen's footplate. 2007-09-04 Ranganath Eunny

Gowrishankar just can't get enough of the Fairy Queen. Perambur 2007-09-04 Ranganath Eunny

On September 6, the Fairy Queen is all set to pose for the press and steam again, this time with a load. Perambur 2007-09-06 Ranganath Eunny

Clouded in its own steam. Perambur 2007-09-06 Ranganath Eunny

The press corps have left with pictures and reports but the Queen is still has one more job left - to steam again with a load. Perambur 2007-09-06 Ranganath Eunny

The Fairy Queen is ready for the trial run with load. the load is a single second seating car. Behind the car is a WDS4 shunter that will push the formation out of PLW premises. Perambur 2007-09-06 Ranganath Eunny