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Here's a clip showing the whistling of the fairy queen. Unfortunately I could not find a place on the engine's footplate and had to be content shooting through the glass of the coach. The angle does not make a great viewing, but here it is!
Date: 2006-03-19
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 450
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Fairy Queen in Perambur Loco Works undergoing last minute repairs before being steamed. 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny
Date: 2007-09-17
Owner: Guest
Views: 326
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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
Date: 2007-09-17
Owner: Guest
Views: 241
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The little brass thing is the whistle! 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny
Date: 2007-09-17
Owner: Guest
Views: 208
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Big Wheel. 2007-09-04 Perambur Ranganath Eunny
Date: 2007-09-17
Owner: Guest
Views: 237
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The Fairy Queen all set to run down the test track within the Perambur Loco Works. PLW 2007-09-04 Ranganath Eunny
Date: 2007-10-01
Owner: Guest
Views: 311
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Up Close and Personal with the steaming lady. 2007-09-04 Ranganath Eunny
Date: 2007-10-01
Owner: Guest
Views: 233
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Visual Quiz: Identify an IRFCA member getting a free ride on the Queen's footplate. 2007-09-04 Ranganath Eunny
Date: 2007-09-05
Owner: Guest
Views: 320
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The Fairy Queen hurtling down the test track at PLW. 2007-09-04 Ranganath Eunny
Date: 2007-10-01
Owner: Guest
Views: 251
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Gowrishankar just can't get enough of the Fairy Queen. Perambur 2007-09-04 Ranganath Eunny
Date: 2007-09-05
Owner: Guest
Views: 248
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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
Date: 2007-09-07
Owner: Guest
Views: 254
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Clouded in its own steam. Perambur 2007-09-06 Ranganath Eunny
Date: 2007-09-07
Owner: Guest
Views: 213
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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
Date: 2007-10-01
Owner: Guest
Views: 271
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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
Date: 2007-10-01
Owner: Guest
Views: 293
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The Fairy Queen awaits the pointsman to switch the tracks so that it may go over ther mainline at Villivakam. 2007-09-06 Ranganath Eunny
Date: 2007-10-01
Owner: Guest
Views: 299
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WCBRRM coach for Fairy Queen. See the huge windows for the rear cabin, which seats 8 comfortably.
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 590
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Technical details of Fairy Queen on a plate fixed on the engine.
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 426
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Details of resurrection and POH of Fairy Queen
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 347
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The coal is not in a tender but stacked in a cage in the rear of the engine's body.
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 366
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The Fairy Queen gets ready at Delhi Cantt.
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 447
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Fairy Queen building up steam
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 434
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Front view of Fairy Queen.
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 414
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The rear cabin in the Fairy Queen Express coach. It has huge windows.
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 474
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The seating arrangement in rear cabin in fairy queen express coach
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 410
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The crew readies for the departure of fairy queen
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 338
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The connection for pressurized air for the brakes. The compressor is in the rear coach and air is piped to the engine.
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 310
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The engine has been retrofitted with a petrol driven compressor for the air brakes but this is not used. The air is piped from the compressor housed in rear coach
Date: 2006-03-18
Owner: Rajeev Shrivastava
Views: 329
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