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#DeccanQueen In 1901, the Bombay-Pune stretch was done in 3 hours and 26 minutes, including (steam) engine changes, attachment of bankers, and negotiating the reversing station on the Bhore Ghat. The train was the Summer Race Special. In 1944, the run time was 3 hours flat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 
Some more pics from team-bhp.com/forum/commerci…
Some more pics from team-bhp.com/forum/commerci…
Deccan Queen (DQ),the legendary train service between the then Victoria Terminus in Mumbai and Pune completes 91 yrs today on 1st June 2021. On its birthday, RailPost takes you on a visual journey of the DQ through the years. Image: David Churchill #DeccanQueen @Central_Railway
Pune bound DQ from Victoria Terminus (VT) now known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) with a WCP-1 locomotive in its early days. Guess the location. #DeccanQueen
Power gives wings, wings give power. An advertisement of Deccan Queen in GIP days. GIP or Great Indian Peninsular Railways (GIPR) is today’s Central Railway. Image source: Binscorner.
