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Corridor of a 2nd-class Corail Couchettes car (Bc10ux, VU-75 or 78), diagrammed on Corail Lunéa 5595 "Vallée Blanche" (Paris Austerlitz-->St Gervais le Fayet, with through cars to Bourg-St Maurice). The red/orange and beige tones are specific to batches 1 and 2 of Bc10ux (VU-75 and 78). Cars of Batch 3 (VU-84, originally used on Franco-Iberic sleepers) feature a different ambience (chocolate and cream). Annecy. 17th June 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Vestibule of a 2nd-class Corail Couchettes-car (Bc10ux, VU-75 or 78), seen in the consist of Corail Lunéa 3731 "Paris-Côte Vermeille" (Paris Austerlitz--->Portbou, with through-cars to Latour-de-Carol). The red/orange and beige tones are specific to batches 1 and 2 of Bc10ux (VU-75 and 78). Cars of Batch 3 (VU-84, originally used on French-Iberic sleepers) feature a different ambience (chocolate and cream). 2nd September 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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Compartment of a 2nd-class Corail Couchettes car (Bc10ux, VU-75 or 78), diagrammed on Corail Nuit 5507/6 (Ventimiglia-->Portbou). As this service was merely branded "Corail Nuit" (and not "Corail Lunéa"), passengers had to prepare their couchette themselves, using bag beds and an outdated Scottish blanket... Ventimiglia. 24th July 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Compartment of a 2nd-class Corail Couchettes car (Bc10ux, VU-75 or 78), diagrammed on Corail Lunéa 5799 "Val de Durance" (Paris Austerlitz-->Briançon). As this service was branded "Corail Lunéa", couchettes had already been fully prepared, with "Lunéa" comforters (2004/2005). Paris-Austerlitz. 23rd July 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Compartment of a 2nd-class Corail Couchettes car (Bc10ux, VU-75 or 78), diagrammed on Corail Lunéa 5799 "Val de Durance" (Paris Austerlitz-->Briançon). As this service was branded "Corail Lunéa", couchettes had already been fully prepared, with "Lunéa" comforters (2004/2005). Paris-Austerlitz. 23rd July 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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SNCF Nighttrain interior : You can see a compartiment were the beds are already made. Picture was taken in Metz Ville. Digital photo by Davy Gijbels (dgijbels@hotmail.com)