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CR makes Mahatma Gandhi locos to mark his 150th Birth Anniversary
Updated On: 24 September, 2019 06:25 PM IST | | Rajendra B Aklekar
One more locomotive will be decorated and attached to a train from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus as a mark of respect to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary
A painter giving final touches to the picture of Mahatma Gandhi on the locomotives
In order to mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Central Railway (CR) has made a few special Mahatma Gandhi locos to by painting Gandhi's pictures on the locomotives. The picture is being painted in the backdrop of the National Tricolour. The work of painting these locomotives was started about two months ago.
Well, @Central_Railway makes Gandhi locos to celebrate #150YearsofGandhi pic.twitter.com/IMzC5Rb3iX
— Rajendra B. Aklekar (@rajtoday) September 24, 2019
In a total of about 15 Diesel Locomotives which have been painted till now are presently running on the Mumbai-Pune and Mumbai-Konkan route. The work of painting seven more locomotives is in progress. The work of painting these locomotives is done in the normal course of the work being done at the Loco Shed.
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