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HISTORY OF PALACE ON WHEELS
It was in the eighties when Indian Railway and Rajasthan Tourism decided to
work together on a project to resurrect some of these forgotten symbols of
its historic heritage. Thirteen carriages from different princely states
were brought together and refurbished, and the Palace on Wheels was
launched.
A superb train that evoked the past with modern
facilities and created a journey that was on offer to people around the
world-wannabe princes who could be royals for their week of the journey.
For, along with the restored carriages-some still glowing
with their original teakwood panels intact-came liveried attendants, royal
repasts from the attached kitchen, a lounge, and a dining car. The Palace on
Wheels had become so popular and there is and would always be resistance to
any move to discontinue it.
The result was a spanking new train
that faithfully recreated the old one, but much more comfortable, and
intended to provide a smoother ride. However, this too was on the meter
gauge being used for yet another exotic journey in the form of the Royal
Orient Express that travels from Delhi to parts of Rajasthan, but is used
primarily to discover the neighboring state of Gujarat.
The Palace On Wheels started as a unique holiday train hauled by a
steam engine with its inaugural trip on 26th January, 1982. It started to
roll on its regular operations from October 1982.
The Palace on Wheels, on broad gauge, is clearly the pride of the Indian
Railways. It is luxurious, and it is modern. The coaches have different
names derived from the former princely states and that provides the link for
the coat of arms and the decor inside.
Within each carriage are
comfortable of showers, built-in wardrobes with full-length mirrors,
overhead and night-lights, piped music, service bells and public address
system. The rooms and corridors are carpeted, the furniture inlaid and
upholstered especially for the train. Blinds drape large windows, which
frame views across the desert and the passing arid landscape. At the end of
each coach is a lounge.
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