Deccan Queen (bus)

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Deccan Queen

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The Deccan Queen bus at Vijayawada bus station
Overview
Manufacturer Albion Motors
Body and chassis
Doors 1
Floor type Step entrance
Powertrain
Engine Albion diesel engine
Dimensions
Length 19 seats
Chronology

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]

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Nizams Guaranteed State Railway railway company

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Pandit Nehru bus station

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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'. Alongwith 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

  1. "Call to preserve 'Deccan Queen' for posterity - Times of India". The Times of India. Vijayawada. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.