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Visit to the National Rail Museum On November 26, Members of the Heritage and Photography Clu bs of our School went to the National Rail Museum for a Heritage Photo Walk. The Museum focuses  on the rail heritage of  India and accomodates  a fascinating and exotic collection of over 100 real size exhibits of Indian Railways. We discovered a wide range of static and working models, signaling equipments, historical photographs and related literature which are displayed inside the museum. The array of old coaches includes the  Prince of Wales Saloon ,  Fairy Queen  which is considered to be one of the best preserved steam locomotive engines of her age and the  Maharaja of Mysore's Saloon  with its brocade covered chairs and antique furnitures, to be named a few. We were fortunate enough to have a chance of exploring the royal interiors of these magnificent carriages! Having gathered a lot of technical know-hows about engine meachanisms...