Darjeeling station to be recreated in Sylvan UK town

Prasun Sonwalkar

London, Aug 14 (PTI) The romance of the Darjeeling
Himalayan Railway will be recreated at a station in Sylvan
Cornwall, England as the heritage train's oldest surviving
locomotive will ferry visitors on August 19 and 20.

Steam engine enthusiasts are looking forward to the event
as the Launceston station in Cornwall will bear the sights and
sounds of Darjeeling. Stalls selling Indian crafts and shehnai
music will be played on the public address system during the
two days.

Organised by the UK-based Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Society (DHRS), the money raised during the two days of
'Darjeeling ambience' will be used to support the needy
through education and medical facilities in India.

Managing Director Nigel Bowman said the event had been
publicised nationally in the specialist railway press, and
hoped it would attract lots of visitors.

"The fact that the money raised will be used to alleviate
poverty in the area is an added bonus," he said.

During the previous DHRS annual event, the station of
Sukna was recreated, but this year the society has decided to
transform Launceston into Darjeeling.

The Darjeeling ambience to be recreated at Launceston
will include 'Darjeeling' station signs painted in blue, red
and white, information in English and Hindi, station staff
dressed in Indian attire, bookstall selling Indian books and a
stall selling only vegetarian food.

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway's locomotive No 19 will be
in steam for a month after the event for the toy train's
enthusiasts.

Built in 1889, the locomotive was brought to England
through a series of transfers in 2004. It was first sold by
the Indian government to the Hesston Steam Museum in the US in
1960. PTI PS
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