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Posted: Sep 18 2015 (22:30)
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Last Response: Oct 06 2015 (00:48)
30 Responses
Last Response: Oct 06 2015 (00:48)
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Circa 1960 when I was 10 years old, I undertook my first train journey unaccompanied by any adult, travelling from Howrah to Chennai. Since then, I have been an avid rail fan. What follows is an attempt to highlight in chronological order the sequence of introduction/abolition of various classes of accommodation in IR.
1956 IR had 5 classes, AC, Ist Class, 2nd Class, Inter Class and 3rd Class (with no sleeping accommodation)
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Circa 1960 when I was 10 years old, I undertook my first train journey unaccompanied by any adult, travelling from Howrah to Chennai. Since then, I have been an avid rail fan. What follows is an attempt to highlight in chronological order the sequence of introduction/abolition of various classes of accommodation in IR.
1956 IR had 5 classes, AC, Ist Class, 2nd Class, Inter Class and 3rd Class (with no sleeping accommodation)
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more...
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Thanks. I think the 2tier sleeper (non Ac) was there till 1973 or 1974. The lower berth was for sitting ( two in day and 3 in night) and upper berth (cushioned) for night sleeping. What do you say?
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