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The Fairy Queen was constructed in Leeds, England, in the year 1855. At the time of its construction, nobody probably expected it to attract so much of tourists' attention as it does today. You will be surprised to know About The Fairy Queen's long journey .The train was sent to Calcutta, where it was fondly named The Fairy Queen and given the number 22 by its then possessor, the East India Company.
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After spending more than a decade, pulling mail trains between Howrah - Raniganj and assisting in the construction work in Bihar, it was placed on a pedestal outside the Howrah Railway station. For the next 34 years, it attracted the attention of whoever came to the Howrah station. Know more About The Fairy Queen, from our website, rail-travel-india.com.
Between 1943 to 1997, the Fairy Queen satiated the curiosity of students of the Railway Zonal Training School at Chandausi and visitors of newly constructed Rail Transport Museum at Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. In between, in 1972, it also earned itself the heritage status from the government of India. However, more fame was still in store and it was in the year 1997 that the Fairy Queen got it. The phenomenal success of the Palace on Wheels inspired the tourism department to seriously think About The Fairy Queen. The heritage train was taken from the confines of the Railway Museum and convert it into a tourists' train. Accordingly, tourists got to know About The Fairy Queen and its unique facilities, when the train cruised for its first journey in the month of July the very same year.
For more information about, The Fairy Queen, log onto our website, rail-travel-india.com.
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