Fairy Queen - en route to Alwar

The Fairy Queen en route to Alwar chugging past Palam station on Nov 10, 2004, beneath the 2.2 km flyover (under construction) to link the sub-city Dwarka, in New Delhi.

This vintage engine,# EIR-22, built in 1855 at Leeds, by Kitson Thompson & Hewitson, this was the first exhibit at the National Railway Museum in New Delhi in 1971; brought in on its own steam!

Resurrected from its hibernation in the Museum, and, after a major overhaul at the Perambur Loco Works near Madras, it hauls a 2-coach tourist special every winter season between Delhi Cantonment to Alwar and back.

This locomotive also took part in the Steam locomotive Parade held in New Delhi in Feb. 2007 - the video of this parade is also on this site.

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• Fairy
• Queen
• Delhi
• Alwar
• Indian
• Railways
• Steam
• broad-gauge

[blaarp]

Quite speedy for 150 years old!

[roadyrider]

Absolutely Beautiful!! They need to commision a couple of period-correct coaches for a proper look.

[MrCagivaman]

Wonderful !!!!!!!!!!!