 When it was introduced in 1930, the Deccan Queen was hauled by WCP 1/2 DC passenger locomotives.From 1954 till the 1990s, it was hauled by a WCM-1/2/4/5 DC mixed locomotive.From the 1990s till present, it has been hauled end to end by a WCAM 3 or WCAM 2/2P DC/AC locomotive of the Kalyan (KYN) shed.