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Exhibition on Indian Railways turns a big draw

Staff Reporter

Collection of toy trains, railway related stamps, coins and currencies enamour children

Photo: M. Moorthy

THRILLED: A view of a toy rail at the exhibition at Railway Institute, Ponmalai, Tiruchi on Tuesday. —

TIRUCHI: Thousands of persons, mostly school children, could get a peep into the past of the Indian Railways on Tuesday by visiting the ‘entry free’ exhibition of 25 years of collection of toy trains, railway related stamps, coins and currencies put up by R. Syed Abdul Jalal, Senior Section Engineer – Progress on the Railway Institute premises.

Students from schools in Kattur, Kalkandarkottai, Ponmalaipatti, Kotapattu and TVS Toll Gate were invited to the exhibition in which 1,500 stamps of railways in different parts of the world, heritage books, old time tables, commemorative coins, heritage model railway engines, and 350 kinds of toy trains were put up for display.

Students, said Mr. Syed, were enamoured by his collections made over 25 years. The public who had come to visit the Railway Workshop that was kept open in connection with the Ayutha Pooja also turned up to the exhibition in large numbers.

They spent time watching the remote-controlled working models and electronic models of the toy trains. Chief Workshop Manager, Railway Workshops, Golden Rock, S. Rengarajan inaugurated the exhibition in the presence of other senior officials.

Mr. Syed said he was eager to exhibit his collections free of cost in connection with the Children’s Day celebrations. The organisers only have to arrange for the venue and transport. Mr. Syed could be contacted at the dial of 94441 87036.

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