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International Railroad Discussion > A Cab Ride on the Deccan Queen (India), Feb. 1982Date: 08/19/19 21:32 A Cab Ride on the Deccan Queen (India), Feb. 1982 Author: MartyBernard While in India in Feb. 1982 I had a cab ride on the Deccan Queen, a morning passenger express into Bombay. I rode a big electric locomotive pulling maybe 15 cars. Big time railroading. The photos I took are in a two-part blog at:
PART 1 https://railfan44.blogspot.com/2019/08/cab-ride-in-deccan-queen-pune-to-mumbai.html PART 2 https://railfan44.blogspot.com/2019/08/cab-ride-in-deccan-queen-pune-to-mumbai_2.html Marty Bernard Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/19 20:24 by MartyBernard.  Date: 08/20/19 04:52 Re: A Cab Ride on the Deccan Queen, Feb. 1982 Author: GPutz Thanks, Marty, for the nice ride. Gerry
Date: 08/20/19 07:19 Re: A Cab Ride on the Deccan Queen, Feb. 1982 Author: King_Coal Very interesting. India's railroads seem to burst with life. Raymond Loewy should have been hired as consultant on the feature locomotive, however! Thanks for sharing.
Date: 08/20/19 11:05 Re: A Cab Ride on the Deccan Queen, Feb. 1982 Author: PHall India's railways are an interesting lot. Designed and built by the British but the Indians have put their rather unique mark on them.
Date: 08/20/19 13:03 Re: A Cab Ride on the Deccan Queen, Feb. 1982 Author: usmc1401 Atr the Indian ralways still using the buffer system for couplers or is a conversion planned.
Date: 08/20/19 20:54 Re: A Cab Ride on the Deccan Queen, Feb. 1982 Author: dwatry Wow very cool series. I rode from Mumbai to Pune and back in 2013 when my daughter was living in Pune and that is quite a ride! The ascent of the Ghats is one of the more imprerssive mountain railroads anywhere.
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