Third Class in Indian Railways

Gandhi M.K. Burchett Christohper N.

ISBN 10: 8177696114 / ISBN 13: 9788177696110

Edité par Pilgrims Book House, 2008

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pp. 58.

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• Titre: Third Class in Indian Railways
• Éditeur: Pilgrims Book House
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 8177696114
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9788177696110
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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India for over two years and a half after my return from South A frica. Over one quarter of that time I have passed on the Indian trains travelling third class by choice. I have travelled up north as far as Lahore, down south up to Tranquebar, and from Karachi to Calcutta. Having resorted to third class travelling, among other reasons, for the purpose of studying the conditions under which this class of passengers travel, I have naturally made as critical observations as I could. I have fairly covered the majority of railway systems during this period. Now and then I have entered into correspondence with the management of the different railways about the defects that have come under my notice. But I think that the time has come when I should invite the press and the public to join in a crusade against a grievance which has too long remained unredressed, though much of it is capable of redress without great difficulty. On the 12th instant I booked at Bombay for Madras by the mail train and paid Rs. 13-9. It was labelled to carry 22 passengers. These could only have seating accommodation. There were no bunks in this carriage whereon passengers could lie with any degree of safety or comfort. There were two nights to be passed in this train before reaching Madras. If not more than 22 passengers found their way into my carriage before we reached Poona, it was because the bolder ones kept the others at bay. With the exception of two or three insistent passengers, all had to find their sleep being seated all the time. After reaching Raichur the pressure became un Ranchi, September
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