Odisha: Selfie with century-old railway engine in Sambalpur
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A heritage park in Sambalpur's Khetrajpur area has become the new selfie hub for the youth. The Sambalpur Railway Division of the East Coast Railway has installed a century-old locomotive engine in the park and made arrangements for the public to take photographs with it. "The good news is that people can take selfies with the engine in the heritage garden," said an official.
The selfie point
Old-style semaphore signals also to be installed near engine
The railway official added that in the next few days, old-style semaphore signals will also be installed in front of the engine. The Steam Locomotive was retrieved from the junkyard of Bankura Railway Station of ADRA division, under South Eastern Railway, and placed in front of the Divisional Railway Manager's office on 31 December 1999, after giving it a new sleek and beautiful look.
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Engine was built by the North British Locomotive Co. Ltd
The engine was built by the North British Locomotive Co. Ltd, Glasgow in 1908 and has a glorious history of serving Mail/Express Trains of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway company. It will now make for a good selfie background for the Sambalpur people. Arrangements will be made for school and college students to come to Sambalpur and take selfies with the locomotive engine, the official added.