A close up of the future of ACC seats on IR. Very comfortable, even for extra large passengers

The corridor of the MG 2nd AC coach. As is obvious, there are no side berths and the bays have lockable doors.

The corridor of the MG First Class coach. The First Class coach is divided into two sections by a pair of doors in the middle (similar to a GS coach) The bays are on the opposite sides of the coach in these two sections.

A spacious four berth cabin in the MG First Class coach. The incandescent bulbs in the coach gives one the ambience of the good 'ol days.

Each four berth cabin features four incandescent bulbs, four fans and a night lamp. I used to love these blue colored night lamps when I was a kid. In addition to these, there are reading lamps on each berth.

A 2 berth coupe in the MG First Class coach.

A place where a railfan attains Nirvana - A soft beam of diffused sunlight filters into this coach.

Interior of Metre Gauge First Class coupe: looking into corridor, opposite emergency window. En route #6583 Cholan Express. 2004-01-04. John Lacey

Corridor of MG First Class. En route #6583 Cholan Express. 2004-01-04. John Lacey

Metre Gauge First Class: interior of coupe. En route #6583 Cholan Express. 2004-01-04. John Lacey

Inside the AC CC of the 2677 Intercity Express. Vinod, 2005-10-24.

The DD coach landing area. Note the padding above the seats on the upperdeck. Space up there is severly cramped. Also, some neat touches(extra padding) to avoid getting hurt while stepping down to the lower deck. 2005-10-19.

Seating arrangement in the lower deck of a double decker coach. 4+1 is the standard except for the first bay where the single seat makes way for some equipment. Note the rather poor headroom (especially for people above 6ft). Flying Ranee exp. 2005-10-19.

Inside the BG FC Coupe of Alleppey Exp. Luckily I was alone in the 2 seat Coupe that night. What more can a Railfan expect than to have a personal room

Another view of the BG FC Coupe. Hope I have such a luck to get a BG coupe all for myself each time I travel on Alleppey Exp