World’s oldest working Steam Engine ‘Fairy Queen’ to haul Heritage Train
After a gap of 5 years, the ‘Fairy Queen’ oldest surviving functional steam engine in the world is once again ready in this season to haul a heritage train from National Capital Delhi to Rewari, Haryana.
This train, which is a great attraction among steam engine lovers across the globe, will run between Delhi Cantonment Station and Rewari from today for a single day trip.
The locomotive was constructed by Kitson, Thompson and Hewitson at Leeds, in England, in 1855, and reached Kolkata.
It was restored and given a special spot in the newly built National Rail Museum at Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi which was opened to public 40 years back on 1st February, 1977. It was certified by the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as the world’s oldest steam locomotive in regular operation.
The train also received a National Tourism Award for the most innovative and unique tourism project from Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India.