In Rajadhani Express ( Nizamudeen - Trivandrum) Express the catering / Bedding Staff are asking tip money ( min. 50 Rs - 100 Rs from each traveller) forcefully. They insist everyone to pay them for their service and even the last dinner meal didn't have any dessert item served , when asked they said the icecream was not loaded in the train thats why they can't serve. I think beacuse the traveller protested against the force tip collection they avoided this item from the list.
I travelled on 8th November from udupi station to trivandrum in B1 Coach and got this experience. Almost all passengers were iritted with the catering staff behaviour of collecting tips like this.
After catering staff bedding staff came for collecting tips from each passenger... this was totally fustrating and disgusting.
Please look into this type of gundaism done by catering and bedding staff in such trains.
Sree Hari
An email communication has been sent to Indian Railways on November 10, 2010, 10:55 am
I support this complaint. I have experienced this few years back itself. The catering staff belonging to the Northern Railway believe the Keralites are soft targets for them in this train. Also probably they must be providing liquor service to alcoholic public of the State.