Tips applicable generally but specifically for DLI-Jaisalmer sector,,
Fastest train 'by miles' on Delhi Jaisalmer route and back too...
Its counterparts like Intercity (Mailani) and Kathgodam express usually digest 1.5 times the travel time of this train..
And cleanliness and speed good.
It...
more... arrives by delay at Delhi Junction (maybe 1-2 hrs) as it gets delayed between Varanasi to Delhi, and hardly covers up further...
Instead of Evening tea, plan for Dinner at Bikaner and order food / Dinner well in advance, else u are likely to sleep/sit hungry.
Strict no-no for road-side vendors from Delhi onwards, not even for tea, as staff is strict...
And u have to run at enroutes stations to fetch anything