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50 87 35 77-112-7. Le Meux/La Croix Saint Ouen (60), 14/07/2006. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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SNCF 80 77 001-4 BDx. Longueil Sainte Marie (60), 22/04/2009. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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SNCF 80 77 001-4 BDx. Longueil Sainte Marie (60), 22/04/2009. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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SNCF 50 87 80-77013-9. Gare du Nord. Paris (75), 6/06/2010. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@sfr.fr)

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SNCF Picardie double-deck trainset. Le Meux (60), 14/07/2006. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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SNCF V2N TER Picardie. Coye la Forêt (60), 21/04/2009. Photo Jean-Pierre Vergez-Larrouy (jean-pierre.vergez@tele2.fr)

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Refurbished First/Second-class car of a V2N (Voitures à 2 Niveaux) trainset, seen at Paris-Gare de Lyon upon turnaround. These cars were introduced in 1992-93 on fast or semi-fast "long-distance commuter" services of SNCF TER, such as Paris-Laroche Migennes, Paris-Rouen, Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne. Refurbishment has been under way since 2002. The livery is that applied to new or newly-refurbished TER rolling-stock. Carbodies are identical to those of Intermediate Trailers of Mk2 Z2Ns (Z20500s, Z20900s and Z92500s). 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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First-class interiors of a Refurbished First/Second-class car of a V2N (Voitures à 2 Niveaux) trainset, seen at Paris-Gare de Lyon upon turnaround. These cars were introduced in 1992-93 on fast or semi-fast "long-distance commuter" services of SNCF TER, such as Paris-Laroche Migennes, Paris-Rouen, Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne. Refurbishment has been under way since 2002. Upper Deck. While original seats have been retained, ambiance is now much more contemporary. 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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First-class interiors of a Refurbished First/Second-class car of a V2N (Voitures à 2 Niveaux) trainset, seen at Paris-Gare de Lyon upon turnaround. These cars were introduced in 1992-93 on fast or semi-fast "long-distance commuter" services of SNCF TER, such as Paris-Laroche Migennes, Paris-Rouen, Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne. Refurbishment has been under way since 2002. Lower Deck. While original seats have been retained, ambiance is now much more contemporary. 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Interiors of a Refurbished Second-class car of a V2N (Voitures à 2 Niveaux) trainset, seen at Paris-Gare de Lyon upon turnaround. These cars were introduced in 1992-93 on fast or semi-fast "long-distance commuter" services of SNCF TER, such as Paris-Laroche Migennes, Paris-Rouen, Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne. Refurbishment has been under way since 2002. Upper Deck. While original seats have been retained, ambiance is now much more contemporary. 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Interiors of a Refurbished Second-class car of a V2N (Voitures à 2 Niveaux) trainset, seen at Paris-Gare de Lyon upon turnaround. These cars were introduced in 1992-93 on fast or semi-fast "long-distance commuter" services of SNCF TER, such as Paris-Laroche Migennes, Paris-Rouen, Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne. Refurbishment has been under way since 2002. Lower Deck. While original seats have been retained, ambiance is now much more contemporary. 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Unrefurbished First/Second-class car of a V2N (Voitures à 2 Niveaux) trainset, seen at Paris-Gare de Lyon upon turnaround. These cars were introduced in 1992-93 on fast or semi-fast "long-distance commuter" services of SNCF TER, such as Paris-Laroche Migennes, Paris-Rouen, Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne. The livery is very reminiscent of the early-90s, and of TGV Atlantique sets. Carbodies are identical to those of Intermediate Trailers of Mk2 Z2Ns (Z20500s, Z20900s and Z92500s). 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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First-class interiors of a Unrefurbished First/Second-class car of a V2N (Voitures à 2 Niveaux) trainset, seen at Paris-Gare de Lyon upon turnaround. These cars were introduced in 1992-93 on fast or semi-fast "long-distance commuter" services of SNCF TER, such as Paris-Laroche Migennes, Paris-Rouen, Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne. Upper Deck. Seats are identical to those fitted in A10tu (and in the 1st-class saloon of A5B5tu) Corail cars, with a different ambiance, though... 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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First-class interiors of a Unrefurbished First/Second-class car of a V2N (Voitures à 2 Niveaux) trainset, seen at Paris-Gare de Lyon upon turnaround. These cars were introduced in 1992-93 on fast or semi-fast "long-distance commuter" services of SNCF TER, such as Paris-Laroche Migennes, Paris-Rouen, Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne. Lower Deck. Seats are identical to those fitted in A10tu (and in the 1st-class saloon of A5B5tu) Corail cars, with a different ambiance, though... 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Interiors of a Unrefurbished Second-class car of a V2N (Voitures à 2 Niveaux) trainset, seen at Paris-Gare de Lyon upon turnaround. These cars were introduced in 1992-93 on fast or semi-fast "long-distance commuter" services of SNCF TER, such as Paris-Laroche Migennes, Paris-Rouen, Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne. Upper Deck. Seats are identical to those fitted in RRR cars (Regional Version) built in the late-80s, while ambiance is very close to that of Refurbished TGV PSE sets and of B10tu/B11tu refurbished Corail cars (Corail Plus and Nouvelle Décoration). 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Interiors of a Unrefurbished Second-class car of a V2N (Voitures à 2 Niveaux) trainset, seen at Paris-Gare de Lyon upon turnaround. These cars were introduced in 1992-93 on fast or semi-fast "long-distance commuter" services of SNCF TER, such as Paris-Laroche Migennes, Paris-Rouen, Paris-Amiens and Paris-Compiègne. Lower Deck. Seats are identical to those fitted in RRR cars (Regional Version) built in the late-80s, while ambiance is very close to that of Refurbished TGV PSE sets and of B10tu/B11tu refurbished Corail cars (Corail Plus and Nouvelle Décoration). 30th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Paris. Luc Liébelin luc.liebelin@laposte.net

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Gare de Lyon, Paris. 30 April 2003. SNCF double deck driving trailer. Photo and scan Nigel Lillywhite. nigel.lillywhite@ntlworld.com.

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SNCF - 14/11/1999 at Laroche-Migennes workshop, during an exposition. V2N This is a view of the throttle wheel used on the V2N. It is very original. When they were designed, the V2N cars were supposed to be used with thyristor locomotives (BB 26000). But the engineers saw it would be too expensive. So they modified some BB 16000 to BB 16100 and some BB 9200 to BB 9700. The problem is these locomotives don't use any power-electronics. They are old and use an electro-mechanical command of engines. And so, the throttle wheel has a linear command on its left (for thyristor machines) and a command on the right for the electro-mechanical machines. In 95% of cases, drivers use the right side, because the linear command simply doesn't work. Photo taken from a video film of mine, that's why the quality is poorest than with a "normal" photo. Adam Galkowski - bb17000@caramail.com

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SNCF - 14/11/1999 at Laroche-Migennes workshop, during an exposition. Photo of a V2N, double-decker car. These cars can be pushed by a locomotive, BB 16100 for AC and BB 9700 for DC, that's why there is a driving cab. The maximum speed of these comfortable cars is 160km/h (=100 Mph), pushed or pulled. Photo taken from a video film of mine, that's why the quality is poorest than with a "normal" photo. Adam Galkowski - bb17000@caramail.com

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SNCF Double deck pull-push train waiting for departure in Paris Nord June 1996 Photo and scan by Benoît Géhant (bgehant@ese-metz.fr)

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SNCF Double deck pull-push train waiting for departure in Paris gare de Lyon. September 1995 Photo and scan by Benoît Géhant (bgehant@ese-metz.fr)

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SNCF Double deck pull-push trains waiting for departure in Paris Nord November 1994 Photo and scan by Benoît Géhant (bgehant@ese-metz.fr)