To mark the seventy fifth yr of independence on August 15, Southern Railway will observe the nation’s oldest steam locomotive for a legacy working from Chennai Egmore to Kadambakkam.
According to a tweet by Divisional Railway Manager, Chennai, Southern Railway, the oldest steam locomotive – EIR-21 – will depart Chennai Egmore on fifteenth August at 12 midday.
“The oldest steam locomotive inbuilt 1855, EIR-21, which hauled the primary prepare from Howrah to Delhi in 1866, has been restored by the Loco Works, Perambur. Heritage Run of EIR-21 with one coach can be carried out on 15-08-2022 from Chennai Egmore to Kodambakkam at 1200 hrs.
Built in England by Kitson, Thompson and Hewitson in 1855, the EIR-21 was shipped to British India the identical yr and the locomotive pulled the primary prepare from Howrah in West Bengal to Delhi in 1866.
According to official data, it was utilized by the East India Company and the English and British Training Company between Howrah and Raniganj earlier than being recalled in 1909 after which stored within the Jamalpur workshop.
However, it was re-commissioned in 2010 for a legacy working from Chennai Central to Avadi after being restored. The locomotive has a 130-hp steam engine and may speed up to a most pace of 45 km/h.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
