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Sleeper Passengers have access throughout the train to the public areas, so when the Coaches are on the rear, you can walk to the last car for photos and to video.
As PVD said, a sleeper ticket entitles you to a sleeper accommodation, every accommodation on board. It makes the car more crowded, noisier, and can be somewhat confusing for conductors.An interesting topic. I was told at one point that your sleeper ticket entitles access to the entire train. Obviously you can't take up a coach seat that is needed for a coach passenger, though.
I remember reading a trip report some years ago where a sleeper passenger used a pair of coach seats in the daytime and only used the sleeper at night to sleep and shower. That was in the days when each coach had a car attendant. Neither the CA nor the conductors said anything to him about it. However, his trip was in the winter and there were plenty of empty seats. I wouldn't even think of doing that when the passenger load is high.
I do see the advantages of riding in coach even if you have a sleeper compartment. The seats are more comfortable and recline more than the seats in the sleeper or the lounge car, you can get a better view out of both sides of the train depending on where in the coach you are sitting, there are people around to chat with if you wish, and if you have a pair of seats to yourself you are sitting pretty indeed. The lounge car is the best place to view the scenery in mountainous terrain because of the high windows but is of no particular advantage in open country where being able to look up is far less important.
My point was that a few people aren't dying to have yet another person with a completely different kind of ticket talking. Not that everyone will throw a temper tantrum if a single person is talking.Based on my experience riding long distance trains, chatting among passengers happens in all the passenger cars - coach, sleeper, dining, & SSL.
Suggesting most passengers hearing any conversation (with anyone) outside the SSL car would be bothered seems ludicrous.
Well, we all know that some people think they're better than others just because they bought a higher priced ticket...I'm not sure I get the connection between type of ticket and ability of a passenger to be annoying. It's why quiet cars have become so popular
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