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Interiors of a refurbished 2nd-class Open-room Corail (B10tu) car ("Nouvelle Décoration"), seen in Strasburg. Original bench seats have remained, but ambiance has been upgraded to that of Refurbished TGV PSE sets, albeit slightly darker. Strasbourg-ville. 23rd December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Interiors of a refurbished 2nd-class Open-room Corail (B10tu) car ("Nouvelle Décoration"), seen in Strasburg. Airline-style seats. Original bench seats have remained, but ambiance has been upgraded to that of Refurbished TGV PSE sets, albeit slightly darker. Upon refurbishment, this car was upgraded from B11tu to B10tu, viz. with 8 fewer seats, and a seat pitch increased from 870mm to 980mm, thence identical to that in A10tu 1st-class cars. B10tu cars are mostly confined to Corail services running between Paris or Lyon and Northeast France. B11(r)tu cars still prevail elsewhere... Strasbourg-ville. 23rd December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)