Fairy Queen Train History

Here is a brief history of the Fairy Queen Train. To start with, the Fairy Queen train shuttled between Howrah and Raniganj stations on the East Indian Railways.

• 1895: Christened as "Fairy Queen".
• 1908: Stopped Service.
• 1971: First exhibit of National Rail Museum.
• 1996: Completely overhauled at Perambur workshop of the Southern Railways.
• 1997: The Fairy Queen was revived for working on main line.
• 18.07.97: First commercial trip.
• 13.01.98: Certification of Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest working locomotives.
• 25.01.99: National Tourism award, by Prime Minister of India for the most innovative and unique tourism project.