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Posted: Aug 09 2012 (19:59)
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Last Response: Aug 12 2012 (15:09)
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Last Response: Aug 12 2012 (15:09)
Prestigious Train of the British Raj
*******THE FRONTIER MAIL*******
Frontier Mail, running Bombay – Baroda – Delhi – Lahore – Peshawar, taking travelers deep to the edges of the Empire. Having only First and Second Class it was the elite of the elite of the trains in India with the most exuberantly opulent comforts. It was supposedly punctual to the dot and when it arrived in Bombay, the entire station would be lit up.
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*******THE FRONTIER MAIL*******
Frontier Mail, running Bombay – Baroda – Delhi – Lahore – Peshawar, taking travelers deep to the edges of the Empire. Having only First and Second Class it was the elite of the elite of the trains in India with the most exuberantly opulent comforts. It was supposedly punctual to the dot and when it arrived in Bombay, the entire station would be lit up.
The...
more...
18 Public Posts - Thu Aug 09, 2012
Other “prestigious” trains of the day were the Mangalore –
Peshawar Grand Trunk Express, the Punjab Mail, the Indian Imperial Mail, the
Boat Mail, the Deccan Queen, the Taj Express and the Flying Ranee. “Prestigious”
trains getting priority on the track was probably handed down from there.
Peshawar Grand Trunk Express, the Punjab Mail, the Indian Imperial Mail, the
Boat Mail, the Deccan Queen, the Taj Express and the Flying Ranee. “Prestigious”
trains getting priority on the track was probably handed down from there.
3 Public Posts - Thu Aug 09, 2012
2 Public Posts - Fri Aug 10, 2012
1 Public Posts - Sun Aug 12, 2012