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Indian tourism gets a head of steam
India
is preparing to go back in time in order to ensure that tourists continue to
flock to the country in the future.New
Delhi
will soon see the re-introduction of steam trains, in a bid to promote
culture and heritage tourism in the capital city.In total, 15 of the
locomotives, also known as Chhuk Chhuks, will be brought back to
India's
railways for tourism purposes only.'We will be collaborating with
Delhi
Tourism to deploy some 15 steam locomotive engines which will ferry tourists
in and around
Delhi
under specially designed packages,' VN Mathur, general manager of Northern
Railways, told the Indo-Asian News Service.
'We intend to call it steam tourism and the packages will fulfil the needs
of tourists visiting
Delhi
who want to capture a slice of
India's
rich heritage in their memories by travelling in these iron-horse beauties.'
One train that will be introduced between
Delhi
and Alwar is the Fairy Queen. Built in 1855, the train holds the Guinness
World Record for being the world's oldest train in working condition.
The trains have all recently been displayed in a huge parade through New
Delhi
ahead of going back into service
Source: Web
Dated:
02 February 2007