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What are the various marks and annotations on a passenger coach?

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What are the various marks and annotations on a passenger coach?

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There are a great many indications, marks, and annotations that can be found on the typical coach. The most prominent, of course, are the indications of the accommodations (class, whether sleeper or not, air-conditioned or not, etc.) along with the coach serial number that is on the side of the coach, above the windows. Small destination boards usually have the train termini or the name of the train on them; these are also above the windows, near the roof. On the ends of the coach the classification code of the coach may be found (‘WGSCNY’, etc.) along with annotations of the base shed that is responsible for its maintenance (e.g., ‘BASE: JAT’). ‘CDO’ stands for ‘Coaching Depot’; a notation such as ‘CDO/MYS’ indicates that the rake belongs to the Coaching Depot at Mysore. Overhaul dates are also shown (‘IOH’ followed by a date for intermediate overhaul; and something like ‘R-9/03’ for a periodic overhaul date (the ‘R’ stands for ‘Return’). Some other technical details and electrical da

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