This is regular on Aurangabad – Dharmabad line and specially on Parbhani – Akola line as it does not have enough passenger trains.

Posted by Dhiraj Deshmukh on 2009 Dec 18 15:50:48 +0000

This seems to be such a regular feature that even the pantry fellows are heading out into these compartments.

Posted by Harsh Dinesh on 2009 Dec 18 16:23:45 +0000

so this is the cattle class that Shashi Tharoor was avoiding ;-)

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2009 Dec 18 21:14:54 +0000

Reminds me of our Guntakal MG trip, where at train departure, we hijacked the coffee wallah into the luggage area until the next station - with a promise to consume all the wares he had with him.

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2009 Dec 19 03:37:42 +0000

I didn't realize a cattle class train (will this term replace bullock cart express) like the Avadh had a Pantry car.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Dec 19 06:31:29 +0000

Last month I've seen a similar thing on the MAS-MYS Shatabdi Express at SBC. I went to the front to watch the loco change and more people just kept coming in till the very last minute!!

Posted by Anil kumar Yerrapragada on 2009 Dec 19 13:01:31 +0000

Dear Samar,

Passengers in Luggage Vans is no more a strange affair. This is very common.
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As pointed out by Apurva, WE have all (13 people) had travelled in the MG.Luggage Van
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Very recently, WE had travelled in the Luggage Van of 7406.

Posted by V. Srinavasa Prasad on 2010 Feb 18 14:54:04 +0000