Ministry of Railways declines request to shift Maharaja’s saloon coach to Mysuru Rail MuseumThe Ministry of Railways has declined a request to move the Mysore Maharaja Saloon Coach from the National Rail Museum in Delhi to the Mysuru Rail Museum. This request, made by Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, was based on the historical significance of the coach to Mysore. A similar...
more... request was made in 2022 and also rejected. The Railways cited the coach's age (over 125 years) and the potential for damage during transportation as reasons for refusal. They also highlighted the presence of other royal carriages at the Mysuru Rail Museum and the availability of a virtual tour of the Maharaja's Saloon on the Google Art and Culture platform. The coach, built in 1899, was used by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and was part of a three-carriage set including the Maharani's coach and a dining-cum-kitchen car. Its undercarriage allowed for use on both broad and metre gauge tracks. The cost of fabrication for each coach was ₹29,508, with the Maharani's coach being built in 1914.
Mysore Maharaja Saloon Coach ko Delhi ke National Rail Museum se Mysuru Rail Museum mein shift karne ka request Ministry of Railways ne reject kar diya hai. Yeh request Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar ne kiya tha, unka argument tha ki Mysore Maharajas ki seat of power Mysuru thi, isliye...
more... saloon coach ko city museum mein display karna sahi hoga. 2022 mein bhi similar request Pratap Simha ne kiya tha aur Railways ne use bhi reject kar diya tha. Railway authorities ne September 30, 2024 ke letter mein bola ki Maharaja saloon coach National Rail Museum ke prestigious exhibits mein se ek hai, aur yeh 125 saal se zyada purana hai. Unhone yeh bhi kaha ki long distance transport mein exhibit ko irreparable damage ho sakta hai. Railway Board ke Executive Director, Heritage, Aashima Mehrotra ke communique mein kaha gaya hai ki Mysuru Rail Museum mein Maharani’s Royal Carriage aur ek dining-cum-kitchen car pehle se hi display pe hai. Halaanki authorities ne clearly nahin bola ki shifting ka request reject kar diya gaya hai, lekin local authorities ne communique ke contents se yeh inference nikala hai. Unhone yeh bhi kaha ki Maharaja’s Saloon ka virtual tour Google Art and Culture platform pe sabke liye available hai, jisse yeh saaf ho jaata hai ki Maharaja’s saloon ko shift nahin kiya jaayega. Saloon ko Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar use karte the aur yeh coach 1899 mein Mysore State Railway ke Bangalore Workshop mein banaya gaya tha. Sources ne bataya ki yeh three-carriage rake ka part tha jismein Maharani’s coach aur dining-cum-kitchen car bhi shamil tha. Coach ka undercarriage is tarah se banaya gaya tha ki yeh broad gauge aur metre gauge tracks dono pe chal sakta tha. Sources ne yeh bhi bataya ki coach ko banane ki cost ₹29,508 thi aur Maharani’s coach 1914 mein banaya gaya tha.
