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SNCF : the last turbotrain is ready for departure in Bordeaux station. 11th december 2004 Patrick Meunier Pmeunier23@aol.com Website: Trains de Poissy

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SNCF: In the driver cabin, for the last scheduled turbotrain service Bordeaux - Lyon 160 km/h somewhere between Coutras and Mussidan, under non-automated block system. 11th december 2004 Patrick Meunier Pmeunier23@aol.com Website: Trains de Poissy

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Farewell to RTG Jet Trains? Within a few months, this sight might be history... Interiors of a Cab/Power/Second-class car (TBDu) of a RTG Jet Train of SNCF, seen at Lyon-Perrache, awaiting departure to Bordeaux-St Jean on Train 4580. Seats are an improved version of that of B10t USI cars. Whereas they were reclinable until the late-80s, they have been fixed since then. The banana plastic leather is doubtless old-fashioned. Yet, interiors are still well-kept. The Turbine compartment is located further ahead. 31st December 2003 P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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Farewell to RTG Jet Trains? Within a few months, this sight might be history... Interiors of a First-class car (TRAu) of a RTG Jet Train of SNCF, seen at Lyon-Perrache, awaiting departure to Bordeaux-St Jean on Train 4580. Old-fashioned, yet still well-kept. 31st December 2003 P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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Farewell to RTG Jet Trains? Within a few months, this sight might be history... Interiors of a First-class car (TRAu) of a RTG Jet Train of SNCF, seen at Lyon-Perrache, awaiting departure to Bordeaux-St Jean on Train 4580. Airline-style seats. Tables are folded into the middle armrest. Seats are reclinable, but one has to stay firmly thereupon to maintain the recline... Old-fashioned, yet still well-kept. 31st December 2003 P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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Farewell to RTG Jet Trains? Within a few months, this sight might be history... Interiors of a Cafeteria/Second-class car (TRBru) of a RTG Jet Train of SNCF, seen at Lyon-Perrache, awaiting departure to Bordeaux-St Jean on Train 4580. This car consist in a Second-class saloon of 40 seats, accounting for half of it. The other half is fitted with a Cafeteria area, with a dining-room (24 chairs), a self-service counter with a till, and a Galley (further in the background, off-pic). This area was designed in a very similar way to defunct Grill-Express cars (1970-71), albeit at a smaller scale. Until the early-90s, RTGs used on Lyon-Bordeaux as well as Lyon-Strasburg and Paris-Boulogne Aeroglisseurs (for Hovercraft services to Dover Western Docks) used to offer a Grill-Bar service, with hot meals. This was then downgraded to a poor trolley service. Those RTGs running on Paris-Caen-Cherbourg had a different equipment. There was neither dining-room nor self-service counter, and the Second-class saloon was larger (60 seats). The Galley was much larger, and was used for an at-seat catering service. 31st December 2003 P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Farewell to RTG Jet Trains? Within a few months, this sight might be history... Interiors of a Cafeteria/Second-class car (TRBru) of a RTG Jet Train of SNCF, seen at Lyon-Perrache, awaiting departure to Bordeaux-St Jean on Train 4580. Self-service counter. This area was designed in a very similar way to defunct Grill-Express cars (1970-71), albeit at a smaller scale. Until the early-90s, RTGs used on Lyon-Bordeaux as well as Lyon-Strasburg and Paris-Boulogne Aeroglisseurs (for Hovercraft services to Dover Western Docks) used to offer a Grill-Bar service, with hot meals. This was then downgraded to a poor trolley service. Those RTGs running on Paris-Caen-Cherbourg had a different equipment. There was neither dining-room nor self-service counter, and the Second-class saloon was larger (60 seats). The Galley was much larger, and was used for an at-seat catering service. 31st December 2003 P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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Farewell to RTG Jet Trains? Within a few months, this sight might be history... Interiors of a Second-class car (TRBu) of a RTG Jet Train of SNCF, seen at Lyon-Perrache, awaiting departure to Bordeaux-St Jean on Train 4580. Facing seats. Seats are an improved version of that of B10t USI cars. Whereas they were reclinable until the late-80s, they have been fixed since then. The banana plastic leather is doubtless old-fashioned. Yet, interiors are still well-kept. 31st December 2003 P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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Farewell to RTG Jet Trains? Within a few months, this sight might be history... Interiors of a Second-class car (TRBu) of a RTG Jet Train of SNCF, seen at Lyon-Perrache, awaiting departure to Bordeaux-St Jean on Train 4580. Facing seats. Seats are an improved version of that of B10t USI cars. Whereas they were reclinable until the late-80s, they have been fixed since then. The banana plastic leather is doubtless old-fashioned. Yet, interiors are still well-kept. 31st December 2003 P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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Farewell to RTG Jet Trains? Within a few months, this sight might be history... Interiors of a Second-class car (TRBu) of a RTG Jet Train of SNCF, seen at Lyon-Perrache, awaiting departure to Bordeaux-St Jean on Train 4580. Airline-style seats, with good legroom, identical to that available in First-class. Seats are an improved version of that of B10t USI cars. Whereas they were reclinable until the late-80s, they have been fixed since then. The banana plastic leather is doubtless old-fashioned. Yet, interiors are still well-kept. 31st December 2003 P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).