2nd-class (Open-room/compartment) USI car (B4t5½) (ex-A4t4), diagrammed on TER 96501 (Lyon Perrache-Genève Cornavin).
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This is one of the 4 central compartments.
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As B4t5½t cars were among the last A4t4 cars to be declassified (mid-80s), their compartments feature seats similar to those of declassified TEE cars (Inox and Grand Confort), rather than UIC, older-style 1+2+2 benches, as was conversely the case on B4t4 cars (declassified earlier, now all withdrawn). 
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This 2nd-class compartment is identical to those of dual-class A2t2B2t3 cars.
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Genève-Cornavin.

2nd November 2004.


P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)