RAC and Waitlists explained.

steven_ber · Oct 13th, 2008, 02:17

EDITOR'S NOTE: This post has been promoted to the Articles section. You can read it in its entirety here:

Indian Railways RAC and Waitlists explained

Please read the article before posting questions
about the Wait-List system. Yours is probably answered already.

If you are still concerned about a WL status for your journey, please
ask on this thread:

Post your Wait List "Will it Get Confirmed" Queries HERE ONLY!

Please do not start new threads for will-I-get-on-my-train questions.

.

machadinha · Oct 13th, 2008, 02:28

Hey! Steve! You done it! Great job!

(You've been working on this for a long time, right?)

Well -- just wanted to say thanks, and congrats

steven_ber · Oct 13th, 2008, 02:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by machadinha

Hey! Steve! You done it! Great job!

(You've been working on this for a long time, right?)

Well -- just wanted to say thanks, and congrats

Too long, 30 minutes here, 20 minutes there, I've been doing it for about 4 months, my head is just spinning.

There was more to add, but it was all looking crowded, and sometimes we can give too much info and just confuse people.

Nick-H · Oct 13th, 2008, 02:43

Excellent. Brilliant!

Now, what do you want to happen next?

--- leave the thread open for a while, so the other train buffs can give feedback

--- Leave the thread open permanently, which means people will tag on their 'but what about my WL status?

--- Close the thread, and everyone who wants to know what's this WL all about (which is all of us when we first travel on Indian trains) can just use it as reference?

--- Something else?

(you don't have to answer immediately!)

nadreg · Oct 13th, 2008, 04:32

I think this would make a great article. I will promote it shortly.

Haylo · Oct 13th, 2008, 04:47

Wow! That's great Steve, I can see it being one of the most visited threads on here.

Would be most use I think as a reference thread, which is updated from time to time, rather than a first post of a long thread.

Just wanted to say well done and thanks for the effort, feel free to delete this if you want to make it a nice clean information only sticky.

Nick-H · Oct 13th, 2008, 05:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadreg

I think this would make a great article. I will promote it shortly.

Then we have one link that we can refer everyone who wants to know what it all means to!

pmvelu · Oct 13th, 2008, 11:38

Steve,

Brilliant ! .. Your Dedication and Commitment is extra-ordinary !! ..

Nearer to 6 months of Effort right ?! ... I Still remember the "Biscuit Thread" you started as a "Placeholder" for this write-up and our "Imers" Shared real information on "Biscuits" as such on that thread

Salute !!
Velu

steven_ber · Oct 14th, 2008, 00:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadreg

I think this would make a great article. I will promote it shortly.

It could be a useful article, but could it be an article AND a seperate thread?

The reason I ask, there's an endless number of new members come here and post waitlist questions, and we really need these new members to search for the info themselves, most of the info they need will be in the thread/article, moderators could then just add the new questions to the RAC & Waitlist thread, and in the long run, the number of new threads on the subject should slow down.

Or maybe have a sticky re-direct from the Indian Railways forum to the article????

I'll try to complete the RAC extra info in the next 2 days, as this should really be added to the same article.

Khak · Oct 14th, 2008, 01:18

excellent and well written post.........should be promoted to an article.......

nadreg · Oct 14th, 2008, 06:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by steven_ber

It could be a useful article, but could it be an article AND a seperate thread?

Yes, that's how all the articles are on the site.

Quote:

Originally Posted by steven_ber

The reason I ask, there's an endless number of new members come here and post waitlist questions, and we really need these new members to search for the info themselves, most of the info they need will be in the thread/article, moderators could then just add the new questions to the RAC & Waitlist thread, and in the long run, the number of new threads on the subject should slow down.

Yes, I agree. It would be similar to the links below, where the thread points to the article and vice versa.

Quote:

Originally Posted by steven_ber

I'll try to complete the RAC extra info in the next 2 days, as this should really be added to the same article.

That would be awesome. Let me know when you're done, and I will promote it.

nadreg · Oct 14th, 2008, 06:58

Thread link.

Article Link

steven_ber · Oct 14th, 2008, 13:17

I've completed the RAC info and added it to the first post.

You'll need an image for the article, and all I can think of is the following, it would explain exactly what the thread is about.

WL 14/RAC 21

RAC 6/RAC 4

WL 15/WL 3.

AVAILABLE-087

RLWL 12/RLWL 7

PQWL 2/PQWL 2

If you could capture the above as an image, and maybe add the following to the right of it.

I don't know if that can be done, and I've no time to try it myself at the moment.

Or if you can think of something better.....

rajiv13 · Oct 14th, 2008, 19:22

Great Work, Tremendous efforts and Delivered to All

Kudos Steven, If we met some time I will definitely hug u for presenting all this in nutshell

Regards & Best wishes for all your future endeavours

yesthom · Oct 15th, 2008, 02:09

I booked a ticket under IA class for Blore - Chennai Shatabdi (2028).After reading this post I'm a bit confused as my coach number is E1 which I believe refers to Executive Chair Class . So is it really a 1 AC or ECC ? What is the difference ? I have got a "SM" seat no - dont know what that means ?

& yes this is my first 1A /ECC

trip !

Oct 13th, 2008, 02:17	#1
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: South of England. Posts: 11,555	RAC and Waitlists explained. EDITOR'S NOTE: This post has been promoted to the Articles section. You can read it in its entirety here: Indian Railways RAC and Waitlists explained Please read the article before posting questions about the Wait-List system. Yours is probably answered already. If you are still concerned about a WL status for your journey, please ask on this thread: Post your Wait List "Will it Get Confirmed" Queries HERE ONLY! Please do not start new threads for will-I-get-on-my-train questions. . __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information. RAC & Waitlists explained. Last edited by Nick-H : Dec 14th, 2008 at 17:03. Reason: Added the red bit

Oct 13th, 2008, 02:28	#2
machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,357	Hey! Steve! You done it! Great job! (You've been working on this for a long time, right?) Well -- just wanted to say thanks, and congrats __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

Oct 13th, 2008, 04:32	#5
nadreg Administrator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NY, USA Posts: 2,137	I think this would make a great article. I will promote it shortly. __________________ In pursuit of the Only truth: I Am!

Oct 13th, 2008, 04:47	#6
Haylo Structural Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Middle East and heading Easter Posts: 5,804	Wow! That's great Steve, I can see it being one of the most visited threads on here. Would be most use I think as a reference thread, which is updated from time to time, rather than a first post of a long thread. Just wanted to say well done and thanks for the effort, feel free to delete this if you want to make it a nice clean information only sticky. __________________ The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful - E.E. Cummings, poet (1894-1962)

Oct 14th, 2008, 01:18	#10
Khak Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kolkata/hyderabad Posts: 672	excellent and well written post.........should be promoted to an article....... __________________ ~Khak~ Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Oct 13th, 2008, 02:43	#4
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,174	Excellent. Brilliant! Now, what do you want to happen next? --- leave the thread open for a while, so the other train buffs can give feedback --- Leave the thread open permanently, which means people will tag on their 'but what about my WL status? --- Close the thread, and everyone who wants to know what's this WL all about (which is all of us when we first travel on Indian trains) can just use it as reference? --- Something else? (you don't have to answer immediately!)

Oct 13th, 2008, 11:38	#8
pmvelu Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 1,187	Steve, Brilliant ! .. Your Dedication and Commitment is extra-ordinary !! .. Nearer to 6 months of Effort right ?! ... I Still remember the "Biscuit Thread" you started as a "Placeholder" for this write-up and our "Imers" Shared real information on "Biscuits" as such on that thread Salute !! Velu

Oct 14th, 2008, 06:58	#12
nadreg Administrator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NY, USA Posts: 2,137	Thread link. Article Link

Oct 14th, 2008, 13:17	#13
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: South of England. Posts: 11,555	I've completed the RAC info and added it to the first post. You'll need an image for the article, and all I can think of is the following, it would explain exactly what the thread is about. WL 14/RAC 21 RAC 6/RAC 4 WL 15/WL 3. AVAILABLE-087 RLWL 12/RLWL 7 PQWL 2/PQWL 2 If you could capture the above as an image, and maybe add the following to the right of it. I don't know if that can be done, and I've no time to try it myself at the moment. Or if you can think of something better.....

Oct 14th, 2008, 19:22	#14
rajiv13 Family BackPacker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indore, MP (राजीव जैन) Posts: 12	Great Work, Tremendous efforts and Delivered to All Great Work, Tremendous efforts and Delivered to All Kudos Steven, If we met some time I will definitely hug u for presenting all this in nutshell Regards & Best wishes for all your future endeavours

Oct 15th, 2008, 02:09	#15
yesthom Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10	1 A = ECC on Shatabdi ?? I booked a ticket under IA class for Blore - Chennai Shatabdi (2028).After reading this post I'm a bit confused as my coach number is E1 which I believe refers to Executive Chair Class . So is it really a 1 AC or ECC ? What is the difference ? I have got a "SM" seat no - dont know what that means ? & yes this is my first 1A /ECC trip !

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