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Darjeeling's century-old steam train to chug in Matheran next year
Updated On: 30 November, 2017 06:56 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B Aklekar
Only, this time, the toy train, 794-B, which is amongst the oldest in the country, will traverse through the steep, winding hills of Matheran
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A 100-year-old steam loco, which first debuted on the country's highest elevated railway line – at 2,220 m – in Darjeeling in 1917, is all set to chug again. Only, this time, the toy train, 794-B, which is amongst the oldest in the country, will traverse through the steep, winding hills of Matheran. The Central Railway is likely to begin operating this train between Neral and Matheran by March 2018.

The restored Darjeeling steam loco at Neral station
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