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Summary: A very user-friendly guide to India's railroads
Review: As a long-standing fan of the Indian rail system, I find this book a guide which will be very useful for any foreign tourist who plans to travel by train in India. Packed with many useful tips, especially about the numerous regulations which one needs to know about. However, the writer errs somewhat in describing rail officials as being universally friendly and helpful; I am sure that most frequent travellers (Indian or foreign) might not agree with this. Strongly recommended to anyone interested in India's railroads.
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Summary: A useful book for Rail Travellers to India
Review: At the onset let me say I am not the author.. but have contributed towards the book. This book has been prepared specially to help travellers use the Indian Railway system and use it efficiently. I think people who are thinking about making a trip to India and who would use the country's vast railway network for travel would find this book eminently useful. Apart from useful information which could actually save you lots of trouble, you'll find snippets of trivia and also learn a bit about the history of the railways here.
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Summary: It's useful, but . . . .
Review: I can't quite give it the rave reviews that other readers have given, but it is probably the best book currently available on the subject. It does have quite a bit of useful information, though I didn't find it all that well organized and the author even repeats himself in places. I would have loved more detailed information on the trains themselves (from a passenger's perspective) and some illustrations if not photos. The author seems overly preoccupied with alcoholic beverages and I found his frequent references to the subject annoying. His few recommendations for accomodations were somewhat bizarre: five star hotels and low-budget places with almost nothing in-between. I'm not quite sure why he bothered with any.
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Summary: If you're into trains this is a great book
Review: It's been very useful in planning our trip, gives you types of service available, how long it takes from A - B and how to cope once you get there. We are purchasing tickets through a guy in Wembley, UK, that they recommended and it's all been true so far It's nice to get some specific advise, especially when you're trying to work out a route and timetable.
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Summary: India By Rail
Review: When I first met Royston Ellis in the 1980s I was moreimpressed with the fact that as a 1950s "beat poet" he hadwritten the words for a new pop group who called themselves The Beatles. Then he started telling me about train travel in India and I knew I wanted to help him share his knowledge; thus India by Rail was commissioned. This has been the most popular of all the Bradt rail guides. Royston's descriptions of the joys (and tribulations) of travelling on India's extensive rail netwrok is infectious. The first two editions lovingly portrayed the steam locomotives which still dominated Indian transport. Now these have largely gone, to be replaced by the admittedly cleaner, faster and more efficient diesels. But rail is still the safest, easiest and most scenic way of seeing the country. This book tells you how to do it.
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