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A steam locomotive of about 1900 at speed under a plume of smoke, with the words “Centenary of South Eastern Railway 1887–1987” in Hindi and English, on a ₹4 stamp.
Steam on the Bengal-Nagpur Lines
India Post issued four stamps on 28 March 1987, at ₹1, ₹1.50, ₹2 and ₹4, for the centenary of the South Eastern Railway. In its second decade the railway linked the east coast through to Madras, with a connection to Puri, a popular resort. Its main lines ran from Calcutta to Nagpur, 1,132 kilometres, and to Waltair, 879 kilometres.
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