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| caption = The Deccan Queen bus at Vijayawada bus station | | caption = The Deccan Queen bus at Vijayawada bus station | ||
| manufacturer = [[Albion Motors]] | | manufacturer = [[Albion Motors]] | ||
| factory = [[Scotstoun]], | | factory = [[Scotstoun]], Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| operator = [[Nizam State Rail and Road Transport Department]] | | operator = [[Nizam State Rail and Road Transport Department]] | ||
| length = 19 seats | | length = 19 seats | ||
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'''Deccan Queen''' is a 1932 model [[Albion Motors|Albion]] vehicle run by the road transport division of [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]]. Two of these buses still exist in India, one at | '''Deccan Queen''' is a 1932 model [[Albion Motors|Albion]] vehicle run by the road transport division of [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]]. Two of these buses still exist in India, one at [[Pandit Nehru bus station]] in [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and the other at Hyderabad, [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Call to preserve 'Deccan Queen' for posterity – Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/Call-to-preserve-Deccan-Queen-for-posterity/articleshow/50339813.cms|accessdate=20 January 2016|work=The Times of India|date=27 December 2015|location=Vijayawada}}</ref> | ||
The bus, manufactured 85 years ago, is a heritage asset of [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway|Nizam State Rail and Road Transport Department]] (NSR-RTD). Till the early 1970s, the department used to run the 'Deccan Queen'. Along with 26 other [[Albion Motors|Albion]] buses, it formed part of the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]] (NGSR). All of them had a seating capacity of 19 and were imported from | The bus, manufactured 85 years ago, is a heritage asset of [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway|Nizam State Rail and Road Transport Department]] (NSR-RTD). Till the early 1970s, the department used to run the 'Deccan Queen'. Along with 26 other [[Albion Motors|Albion]] buses, it formed part of the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]] (NGSR). All of them had a seating capacity of 19 and were imported from London to cover the 400-km road network in the areas falling under the [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad]] ruler's jurisdiction. | ||
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[[Category:Transport in Telangana]] | [[Category:Transport in Telangana]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:52, 18 March 2025
Deccan Queen is a 1932 model Albion vehicle run by the road transport division of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. Two of these buses still exist in India, one at Pandit Nehru bus station in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and the other at Hyderabad, Telangana.[1]
The bus, manufactured 85 years ago, is a heritage asset of Nizam State Rail and Road Transport Department (NSR-RTD). Till the early 1970s, the department used to run the 'Deccan Queen'. Along with 26 other Albion buses, it formed part of the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway (NGSR). All of them had a seating capacity of 19 and were imported from London to cover the 400-km road network in the areas falling under the Hyderabad ruler's jurisdiction.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Call to preserve 'Deccan Queen' for posterity – Times of India". The Times of India. Vijayawada. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.