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Happy Birthday Pandian SF Express (12638 MDU - MS /12637 MS - MDU) | Pandian SF Express Birthday special pics and video | clicked by me on 01/10/2018 | Date of introduction - 01/10/1969...Completed 49 years of service.
Pic 1,2 - RPM WAP7 30477 took charge on its birthday...Loco was decorated by big garland.
Pic 3 - Cake cutting ceremony was held before departure...Arun pandian sir and his team took initiative to celebrate this bday event.
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4,5,6 - Poster about pandian exp and its 49 years of service to the people had been pasted on the loco.
Pic 7,8,17 - Large Train board of Pandian exp and below train board a sticker was pasted. In that the pictures of locos that hauled pandian exp from day1 has been present (ie steam - diesel - electric)
Pic 9,10 - Decorated RPM P7 beauty all set ready for departure.
Pic 11 - LP and ALP being honoured by Arun pandian sir and his team.
Pic 12,13,14,15 - Railfans, RPF, LP and ALP performed some poojas before the train departure.
Pic 16 - Cake cutting ceremony was done by RPF Chief, SM, LP etc.
Video - Departure video of Pandian exp on its birthday.
Atlast I wish this train to continue its service to the people lifelong....Once again Happy Birthday Pandian Exp....My first and most favourite train...!!
Video courtesy - Me
Editing courtesy - KVA (K Vijay anand)
Train - 12638 MDU - MS Pandian SF Express
Loco - Royapuram RPM WAP7 30477 (HOG) but HOG was inactive on that day.
Date - 01/10/18
Time - 20.40 hrs.