Deccan Queen's 80th Birthday...

The Queen of Indian Railways is celebrating her 80th birthday today.Members are requested to upload the images from the function directly to the album instead of OL gallery. Only registered users will be able to upload the images

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Sachin Buddhisagar
Size: 59 items
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IRFCA photographer Ashwin Rao captures the incoming 2126's engine. (C G)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Chaitanya Gokhale
Views: 867
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Decorated Dining car (Apoorva Karlekar)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Apoorva Karlekar
Views: 1090
Comments: 1
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After a grand celebration of DQ's Birthday , rail fans pose for a group photo. (Ashwin Rao)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Ashwin Rao
Views: 835
Comments: 4
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IRFCA Mumbai gang pose for a photo.From L-R Sriram,Deep Soni,Karan Desai,Apoorva Karlekar.We all took a midnight road trip to Pune on June 1 just to come back by DQ on her birthday. (Apoorva Karlekar)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Apoorva Karlekar
Views: 994
Comments: 2
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Birthday Treat Part 1: Bread Omelette and French Fries in the Dining Car ()

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Karan Desai
Views: 913
Comments: 1
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The birthday treat in Dining car (Apoorva Karlekar)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Apoorva Karlekar
Views: 1044
Comments: 2
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Birthday Treat Part 2: Baked Beans on Toast- my favorite on the Dining Car! ()

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Karan Desai
Views: 932
Comments: 5
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The decorated D2 ladies coach of DQ (Apoorva Karlekar)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Apoorva Karlekar
Views: 992
Comments: 3
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The 2124 Pune-Mumbai Deccan Queen with decorated Kalyan WCAM3#21958 pass at high speed with full honking and headlights on... Location: Thane (Tushar Dhake)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Tushar Dhake
Views: 851
Comments: 1
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Another view of 2124 Deccan Queen at Thane (Tushar Dhake)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Tushar Dhake
Views: 744
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Power for 2123 Deccan Queen on her 80th Birthday , WCAM-3 # 21932. (Ashutosh Hukumchand)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Chaitanya Gokhale
Views: 489
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The Young 'A' grade loco pilot mail , Mr.Anthony takes charge of one of the most prestigious trains in CR as he goes through normal rituals with the public. (Ashutosh Hukumchand)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Chaitanya Gokhale
Views: 594
DQ

Sadly there were no decorations in the evening as usual. But mind you , 2123 is no less than 2124 in case of speed and thrill. (Ashutosh Hukumchand)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Chaitanya Gokhale
Views: 446
Comments: 2
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The daily travellers and railfans gather around the loco to photograph the power of 2123 as the normal Junta wonders what's happening through the DC local. (Ashutosh Hukumchand)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Chaitanya Gokhale
Views: 519
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The 2123 Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen rake arrives on its usual Mumbai CST Platform # 8 (Tushar Dhake)

Date: 2010-06-01
Owner: Tushar Dhake
Views: 808
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@Karan, By saying "we IRFCAns" I hope you're not speaking on behalf of all IRFCA-ians and certainly not the regular travellers. For one, your perception of the "enthusiasm dying down" is downright rubbish - because that's not the case, and if you see...
Posted by Kharad Zarir Variyava on 2010 Jun 02 10:50:21 +0100
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@Chaitanya: The celebration on 2123 is not that much because the enthusiasm among daily travellers kinda dies down after morning celebration and tiring day at work, and we IRFCAns prefer attending one big celebration rather than having a "repeat...
Posted by Karan Desai on 2010 Jun 02 08:49:10 +0100
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@ Karan :- From past two years Mumbai members [including you] have been coming to Pune for celebration rather than covering the 2123 Celebrations fully at CSTM. There is more than enough coverage of DQ's birthday here in Pune , we need more from the...
Posted by Chaitanya Gokhale on 2010 Jun 02 05:58:13 +0100
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