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Blog Entry# 463883
Posted: Jun 24 2012 (22:08)

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Last Response: Jun 25 2012 (21:49)
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Sabyasachi~
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Any Particular Reason WHY RAC seats are not allotted for TATKAL passengers???
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Jun 25 2012 (21:03)
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SMB Creates problems for the SL and SU passengers who can't even sit straight.
but RAc on SL berths will able all the 3 passengers to sit straight as in the case of other coach RAC passengers which are awarded in GN Quota.
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Jun 25 2012 (21:03)
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Yes. Those coaches were called High Capacity Sleeper Coaches having 81 berths which has now been phased out.
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Jun 25 2012 (21:03)
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To be frank, when SMB was there, I cribbed that SMB was horrible. when it was removed and when I landed in RAC,I felt SMB is 1000 times better. Mixed opinions from my end itself.
IMHO, SMB is really for simple OVER NIGHT JOURNEYS where people can board 7 pm in the night and get down by 6-7 am the next day.
Luggage space,if handled better, It would have been more success.
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reason it went for toss is the the SUB has been pushed more upwards and it was packed to the roof.

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Jun 25 2012 (21:06)
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Didn't get why they cant sit straight. I noticed that they 4 ppl sit in the LB and only 2 used sit on the SL berth.
Was it that 3 people sat on LB in some trains?
And the worst part is the SUB where if he wants to have a glass of water, he has to get down and then climb up again.
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Safety concerns are not addressed well too. It was suggested the fire exits should be increased to 6(now 4) but totally it was scrapped.

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Jun 25 2012 (21:49)
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3 each on 2 LB's and another 3 on SL are really ideal to sit comfortably.
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