DRESSED FOR A WEDDING - GLORIOUS DECCAN QUEEN RUSHES ON HER 87TH BIRTHDAY
1,288 views · Published 1 June 2017 · 1:06 · Indexed 24 October 2026
Channel: Rishad Ghiara · 2017 · Autos & Vehicles
Every year on 1st June, the Central Railway celebrates the birthday of its most prestigious train, the Deccan Queen. This year, the Deccan Queen has completed 87 glorious years of service between Mumbai and Pune, plying the route religiously since 1930. The Deccan Queen was the first ‘Superfast’ train of Indian Railways. She was the first train to have a ‘Dining Car’. She is also the only train to be hauled by an Electric locomotive since her inauguration. Many commuters use the train daily to come from Pune to Mumbai for work and return in the evening. There is a very touching feeling to be a part of this wonderful train. Today she celebrates her 87th birthday. Watch as the Deccan Queen rushes past Dadar station at 5:25 pm. The locomotive was a Kalyan WCAM-3 (21885) and it was decorated beautifully, just like a bride for a wedding. Hats off to the Mumbai crew and railfans for doing the creative decoration. The assistant loco pilot or someone else in the cab had his hand out of the window waving to me and honking when he saw me. This was taken from the south end of platform 5 of Dadar station, Central Railway. Date of video: 1st June, 2017
