EIR 21 "Express" | Chennai's Heritage Steam Train | World's Oldest Working Steam Engine from 1855

Smoking, huffing and puffing, A steam engine is always a delight to watch. When it is the oldest working steam locomotive in the world, the delight multiplies manifold.
Loco : EIR 21 "Express"
Train : Heritage Special
Location : Chennai Egmore and Nungambakkam
A number of similar locomotives were built around the same time as the Fairy Queen. These were supplied by Kitson, Thompson and Hewitson and also by Stothert, Slaughter and Company of Bristol. One of these, Stothert-built Express, had been preserved at Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop, in Bihar, since 1901. As the inscription on Express' pedestal claimed that it was the first locomotive to operate between Howrah and Raniganj, and it was numbered "21" by the East India Railway Company, it has been claimed that Express is the older of the two. Express was restored for running in 2011, making it a contender as the world's oldest operating steam locomotive.
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[@nirmalk3423]

Awesome ❤️

[@Rudhresh_Kumar_S.14797]

Superb Bro Awesome Coverage

[@naharsinghmeena3629]

Thanks to Indian railway for reviving the forgotten black beauty

[@_the_train_guy]

True :)

[@venkatramannarayanan915]

Delightful.

[@electropart01]

Lucky thanmbi.. loved it. Wish it to run forever ever

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :)

[@ariprasadmukundan9890]

EIR 21 is the oldest running engine, not EIR 22, love you southern railways

[@DJRF2012]

WOW .. fantastic !!

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :)

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :)

[@avinuvenkis]

lovely

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :D

[@raghavgoel4769]

Wonderful capture

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :)

[@BiswajitMondal]

Beautiful coverage

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :D

[@NatarajanC12119]

Wonderful work, wished it was longer :)

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :D

[@UtkarshBanwar]

Lovely!

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :)

[@adityakambli6495]

awesome

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :)

[@pandiyancp7233]

beautifull capture... good work... vediography super... but full running vedios upload

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :)

[@VinnyMartello]

As we say in America, "They don't make them like they used to!"

[@KaustubhamSharma]

when was it conducted??

[@_the_train_guy]

Sunday, 10th September

[@auslinasirtn-7434]

Nungambakkam kita varum pothu antha whistle sound..Bharathiraja padathula vara maari ah iruku

[@_the_train_guy]

Hahaha.. true that :')

[@brianlawrencerf]

Where is the rake now?

[@_the_train_guy]

Dunno :)

[@sunderviswanath6180]

Why are those bunch of guys standing on the train and spoiling the beauty of the Engine.

[@a.srinivasan3319]

Bro ponnadiyae yethuku bro diesel loco poguguthu?

[@_the_train_guy]

To bring the steam back.

[@a.srinivasan3319]

oh ok Bro

[@billythesittinghorse1225]

is this really the oldest working steam locomotive?

[@_the_train_guy]

Indeed :) You can Wiki the information

[@cyruslovesindia]

Yes it is. Not the oldest overall but oldest which is in working operational condition which has a weekly service.

[@harrimanfox8961]

No, it's not

[@cyruslovesindia]

@@harrimanfox8961 then which one??

[@harrimanfox8961]

@@cyruslovesindiaJohn bull in the United States and several locomotives in Europe