New Delhi, Aug. 14: To mark the seventy fifth 12 months of Independence on August 15, Southern Railway will placed on monitor the oldest steam locomotive within the nation for a heritage run from Chennai Egmore to Kadambakkam.

According to the Indian Media, In keeping with a tweet by Divisional Railway Supervisor, Chennai, Southern Railway, the oldest steam locomotive–EIR-21–will run from Chennai Egmore at 12 pm on August 15.

“The oldest steam locomotive, EIR-21, manufactured in 1855, which hauled the primary prepare from Howrah to Delhi in 1866, has been restored by Loco Works, Perambur. A heritage run of EIR-21 with one coach can be organised on 15-08-2022 from Chennai Egmore to Kodambakkam at 1200 hrs,” DRM, Chennai, tweeted.

Manufactured in England in 1855 by Kitson, Thompson and Hewitson, EIR-21 was shipped to British India in the identical 12 months and the locomotive pulled the primary prepare from Howrah in West Bengal to Delhi in 1866.

As per the official info, it was utilized by the East India Firm and English and British coaching firm between Howrah and Raniganj earlier than being recalled in 1909 and thereafter stored in Jamalpur workshop.

Nevertheless, it was once more put into operation in 2010 for a heritage run from Chennai Central to Avadi after being restored. The locomotive has a 130-hp steam engine and might speed up at a most pace of 45 km/hr.