Brand new shatabdi coaches

It was a pleasure travelling by Shatabdi from Chennai to Bangalore today morning. The coach numbers were not pasted on the sides but were neatly appearing in panels inside the coaches. The body of the coaches appeared quite spacious and good leg space too. The pouch to keep water bottles was very spacious. No really, I have had many occasions when a larger water bottle would refuse to fit into those pouches and cause minor irritant and inconvenience. The windows were not tiny openings in the sides, but almost the entire space was occupied by huge windows. No, the curtains were thankfully replaced by pull down venetian blinds. The train ride was like a tourist package, with both sides open to the outside view. There appears to have been good rains in these parts and green green and more green fields and trees were visible. Even the scenery which is quite rocky after Jolarpet had lush green tufts sprouting all over the bald surfaces. The best innovation was the sliding door. It left me wondering why was such a convenience not thought of earlier?It is a definite relief not to have the door banging all the time and it is also energy inefficient.
The icing on the cake was the arrangement of the seats. Half the seats face the engine and half the seats face the rear . So you get to see some faces rather than everybody's back, bald pate or earphones!
I would recommend this train as the only sensible way to travel to Bangalore from Chennai; exactly 5 hours, comfortable, okay the early morning timing is a bit of a hassle. But look at the bright side. No snoring companions(yes I had them the last time, and it has left me traumatised)