点评:We went on this journey as part of an organised group tour of Northern India, and I was looking forward to seeing some spectacular engineering and amazing views. The engineering of this railway certainly lived up to expectations, but many of the views were obscured by excessive overgrowth and litter. Seats were hard and uncomfortable, and unfortunately there weren’t enough seats in the first class carriage for our entire group although we were provided with cushions by our tour organisers. Toilets were filthy, but on a 5-hour journey couldn’t be avoided, and there were no obvious alternative facilities at the various stations stops on the way. The final hour of the journey nearing Shimla was probably the best, with better views and much less litter and I envied some other tourists we met from another group who had traveled on the final leg only from Shimla, returning by car. Overall, a five-hour journey was four hours too long.
翻译:这次旅程是我们参加北印度旅行团的一部分,我原本期待着看到一些宏伟的工程和令人惊叹的景色。这条铁路的工程设计确实不负众望,但许多景色被茂密的杂草和垃圾遮挡。座椅又硬又不舒服,不幸的是,头等车厢里没有足够的座位容纳我们整个团队,尽管旅行社为我们提供了坐垫。厕所很脏,但这在5个小时的旅程中是不可避免的,而且沿途各个车站也没有明显的替代设施。旅程接近西姆拉的最后一个小时可能是最好的,景色更美,垃圾也少得多。我羡慕我们遇到的另一个旅行团的其他游客,他们只从西姆拉出发,完成了最后一段旅程,然后开车返回。总的来说,5个小时的旅程比原定时间长了4个小时。