1st-class (open room) Aqualys Corail car (A9tu, ex A10tu).
This car was originally built as A10tu (VTU-75 or 78).
It was refurbished in 2001/2002 with funding from Région Centre, under the "Aqualys" program. Aqualys is an EIG between SNCF-GL and Région Centre, which runs GL (yet non-reservable) services on Paris-(fast) Orléans- (semi-fast) Tours.
This car now features 2 saloons at each end, with 2 semi-open compartments in-between, not unlike USI A4t4 cars...
Paris-Austerlitz. 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)