Deccan Queen's Anniversary Celebration...1st June 2011

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Date: 2011-05-31
Owner: Sachin Buddhisagar
Size: 50 items
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The pride of Pune-Mumbai passengers and aptly so the Deccan Queen's Birthday is celebrated every year in grandeur by the Pune Pravasi Sangha, IR staff, passengers and off course IRFCA (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Trayambak Ojha
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The Vice president of the Pune Pravasi Sangh(R) Is himself decorating the loco of the birthday queen with garlands while the lady members prepare for a Puja and Arati (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Trayambak Ojha
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Meanwhile Rail fans get enthusiastic with each other, here Raj Bhavsar seen interacting with other rail fans (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Trayambak Ojha
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The first loco to greet our queen a very happy birthday is the Pune WDM3D#11361 which hauled the Sahyadri Express (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Trayambak Ojha
Views: 637
Comments: 3
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And there comes the queen all geared up with the staffon its 82nd year of its inception with a WDS6 (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2011-06-01
Owner: Trayambak Ojha
Views: 661
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Pune gang never ever misses this day at all.. Kudos to Pune Gang for covering this occasion every year in greater detail. Even the official website of CR while listing the list of CR long distance trains, states - "Deccan Queen - Pride of Cental Railway"
Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2011 Jun 01 05:45:35 +0100
Quite a ceremony...Does any other train witness such celebrations?
Posted by Milind on 2011 Jun 01 04:44:05 +0100
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