ONE LAST TRIP onboard the last diesel BB67400 and Corail coaches train in France
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Date: 2024-01-09
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-mtrdjn
Apart from the professional and aesthetic aspect of the presentation of this trip and the train that marked an epoch in French railway traffic, but also across Europe, really experienced even though you are still very young, in the video you bring us expressed sentimental moments that you even artistically packaged so a walk through the corridors of the station, the platform and through the train awakened in me a wide range of memories of my youth and travels to Europe in the '80s and' 90s. Thank you very much for that, and especially because at the end of half a century of my life I no longer have objective opportunities to embark on railway adventures as you do today, but because of the time in which we live and thanks to technical and technological achievements, in almost in any case, I am virtually present on each of your trips and on train trips with a couple of other extremely successful colleagues of yours. However, let my gratitude to you and your work, which is available to me here, complete this message, because I risk getting carried away and starting to play with details, and this is not exactly the place for something like that. I believe that you are successful as an engineer in your job, as your video works on you tube confirm. Fortunately, the VTU car did not have 8-seat compartments as in the IC for Normandy; this on the way from your hometown was like first class a few decades ago, so a real treat!
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Apart from the professional and aesthetic aspect of the presentation of this trip and the train that marked an epoch in French railway traffic, but also across Europe, really experienced even though you are still very young, in the video you bring us expressed sentimental moments that you even artistically packaged so a walk through the corridors of the station, the platform and through the train awakened in me a wide range of memories of my youth and travels to Europe in the '80s and' 90s. Thank you very much for that, and especially because at the end of half a century of my life I no longer have objective opportunities to embark on railway adventures as you do today, but because of the time in which we live and thanks to technical and technological achievements, in almost in any case, I am virtually present on each of your trips and on train trips with a couple of other extremely successful colleagues of yours. However, let my gratitude to you and your work, which is available to me here, complete this message, because I risk getting carried away and starting to play with details, and this is not exactly the place for something like that. I believe that you are successful as an engineer in your job, as your video works on you tube confirm. Fortunately, the VTU car did not have 8-seat compartments as in the IC for Normandy; this on the way from your hometown was like first class a few decades ago, so a real treat!
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-karlosbricks2413
Very interesting video! This sort of train has long been dead in the UK as our privatised system forces stuff like locomotive changes to basically never happen and everything as long since been replaced with DMUs and EMUs. The compartment carriages are exceptionally rare in the UK, and I don't think have been used in service for over 20 years at this point ( though there are lots of railtours that still do.
I hate to say this, but as I'm studying languages I notice this, at 9: 33 you say -I've to admit. - with that expression you can't really contract it to -I've- when writing it, when speaking you can pronounce it pretty much like -I've-, but you have to write - -I have- to admit that this surprised me-, otherwise though your English is all correct: )
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Very interesting video! This sort of train has long been dead in the UK as our privatised system forces stuff like locomotive changes to basically never happen and everything as long since been replaced with DMUs and EMUs. The compartment carriages are exceptionally rare in the UK, and I don't think have been used in service for over 20 years at this point ( though there are lots of railtours that still do.
I hate to say this, but as I'm studying languages I notice this, at 9: 33 you say -I've to admit. - with that expression you can't really contract it to -I've- when writing it, when speaking you can pronounce it pretty much like -I've-, but you have to write - -I have- to admit that this surprised me-, otherwise though your English is all correct: )
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-SuperRinghio92
Dear Thibaud, I-m a 60 y/o man but still young at heart. This video reminds me good times! Sometimes, when I-m not in a hurry when traveling for business from Paris to Lyon, or reverse, if weather is shiny, I book a ticket using the old imperial line. That-s mean 4h50 journey in comparison with 2h by TGV, 4h50 is quite a lot, when I was young it-s was shorter because the train was often with no stop between the two large cities Paris and Lyon, But the smelling of theses good old times is priceless: I have my picnic, I can read quietly and even work with an extra battery pack for my phone and my computer. Thanks you for these moments you share with me and all of us in europe young man! Best regards.
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Dear Thibaud, I-m a 60 y/o man but still young at heart. This video reminds me good times! Sometimes, when I-m not in a hurry when traveling for business from Paris to Lyon, or reverse, if weather is shiny, I book a ticket using the old imperial line. That-s mean 4h50 journey in comparison with 2h by TGV, 4h50 is quite a lot, when I was young it-s was shorter because the train was often with no stop between the two large cities Paris and Lyon, But the smelling of theses good old times is priceless: I have my picnic, I can read quietly and even work with an extra battery pack for my phone and my computer. Thanks you for these moments you share with me and all of us in europe young man! Best regards.
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Whoa, crazy to think these things are being retired. Growing up, the Corail / Eurofirma coaches always screamed -modern- to me, and I'm only in my late 20s. And yet, on the flipside, it's incredible to see compartment coaches in use in 2019 - even my earliest memories of train travel in the UK were always on trains with open plan coaches - compartments were very much relegated to heritage railways by the 1990s. Which is a shame, as they're a far comfier experience. Not so sure about the legroom on these ones mind you!
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Whoa, crazy to think these things are being retired. Growing up, the Corail / Eurofirma coaches always screamed -modern- to me, and I'm only in my late 20s. And yet, on the flipside, it's incredible to see compartment coaches in use in 2019 - even my earliest memories of train travel in the UK were always on trains with open plan coaches - compartments were very much relegated to heritage railways by the 1990s. Which is a shame, as they're a far comfier experience. Not so sure about the legroom on these ones mind you!
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-abunazih74
I lived in Nemour for a while in the early 80's and loved watching these Corails arrive at Gare de Lyon. as I waited for the older commuter train. Never got to ride one until your video - thanks for showing me what I missed. hopefully I'll still get to ride one some day.
Dirty windows - Amtrak is not much better, at least here in the Northwest. They have a large car wash type machine in the Seattle yards. apparently it doesn't get used much or doesn't work.
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I lived in Nemour for a while in the early 80's and loved watching these Corails arrive at Gare de Lyon. as I waited for the older commuter train. Never got to ride one until your video - thanks for showing me what I missed. hopefully I'll still get to ride one some day.
Dirty windows - Amtrak is not much better, at least here in the Northwest. They have a large car wash type machine in the Seattle yards. apparently it doesn't get used much or doesn't work.
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-speccylimone3684
Never got to see these but I know how you feel, December 2019 was the last run of the Class 314 'PEP' EMUs which were local to me, loved them to bits and they went hope some BB67400s and Corail coaches are preserved as from all the pictures I've seen of them over the years they look so pretty, especially the BB7400s (I don't know, the electric ones that got used in America) in the old SNCF Orange and Grey colours with original SNCF branding, very smart.
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Never got to see these but I know how you feel, December 2019 was the last run of the Class 314 'PEP' EMUs which were local to me, loved them to bits and they went hope some BB67400s and Corail coaches are preserved as from all the pictures I've seen of them over the years they look so pretty, especially the BB7400s (I don't know, the electric ones that got used in America) in the old SNCF Orange and Grey colours with original SNCF branding, very smart.
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-erikpasman2220
It always makes me feel a bit sad: trains (and also planes) witch were once considered luxury class, but are outdated. Seats witch are still comfortabel, but dirty. Beautyful wooden parts with bad paint. Doors that open automatically, but need help sliding. Sanitation without water. I know things don't last forever, but if you pay a for a First Class ticket, the material should at least look and function first class. Representation!
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It always makes me feel a bit sad: trains (and also planes) witch were once considered luxury class, but are outdated. Seats witch are still comfortabel, but dirty. Beautyful wooden parts with bad paint. Doors that open automatically, but need help sliding. Sanitation without water. I know things don't last forever, but if you pay a for a First Class ticket, the material should at least look and function first class. Representation!
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Unsure if some Corail coaches were used on Paris to Lille - pre TGV - trains. TGV separate rail lines were then coming to Lille. The Chunnel was months away from opening.
I remember riding back to Paris in a couchette with an older couple. I fell asleep on that morning train and must have been snoring!
They took umbrage at this uncultured American!
Sorry to see these coaches go. I can see why you like period of design!
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Unsure if some Corail coaches were used on Paris to Lille - pre TGV - trains. TGV separate rail lines were then coming to Lille. The Chunnel was months away from opening.
I remember riding back to Paris in a couchette with an older couple. I fell asleep on that morning train and must have been snoring!
They took umbrage at this uncultured American!
Sorry to see these coaches go. I can see why you like period of design!
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Great memories - as the son of a British Rail employee I covered thousands of miles in Corail coaches including on the double headed services Calais and Boulogne to Amiens then electric to Paris Gare du Nord. Best wide undoubtedly was the Cevenol from Paris to Beziers. Is it still running? I heard talk of the line closing. Wonderful memories. Merci et adieu Corail.
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Great memories - as the son of a British Rail employee I covered thousands of miles in Corail coaches including on the double headed services Calais and Boulogne to Amiens then electric to Paris Gare du Nord. Best wide undoubtedly was the Cevenol from Paris to Beziers. Is it still running? I heard talk of the line closing. Wonderful memories. Merci et adieu Corail.
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-icyndaquilhd7953
Nice video, that diesel engine it's really beautiful and also the coaches!
By the way im really impressed by the fact that exist a diesel high speed train for go to Boulogne and same thing for Intercites! Dude it's really impressive, for me it's a news because in my country Italy this system in non-electrified lines doesn't exist, wow!
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Nice video, that diesel engine it's really beautiful and also the coaches!
By the way im really impressed by the fact that exist a diesel high speed train for go to Boulogne and same thing for Intercites! Dude it's really impressive, for me it's a news because in my country Italy this system in non-electrified lines doesn't exist, wow!
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-markhbfindlay
I remember using this route when it was part of the train-ferry-train service from London to Paris, before Eurostar and cheap flights. Two 67400s and a long string of Corail coaches; such an improvement on the old 4-CEPs from London to Dover or Folkestone! The 67400s were replaced by an electric at Amiens for a fast ride to Paris.
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I remember using this route when it was part of the train-ferry-train service from London to Paris, before Eurostar and cheap flights. Two 67400s and a long string of Corail coaches; such an improvement on the old 4-CEPs from London to Dover or Folkestone! The 67400s were replaced by an electric at Amiens for a fast ride to Paris.
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-ynnckkckcky9853
I visited France a few weeks ago and took a early morning service from Annecy to Lyon Part Dieu and was really impressed by the corail coaches because of the really good A/C and the private compartments. Hope they'll stay in service on some lines until my next visit. I really enjoyed the smooth and quiet ride.
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I visited France a few weeks ago and took a early morning service from Annecy to Lyon Part Dieu and was really impressed by the corail coaches because of the really good A/C and the private compartments. Hope they'll stay in service on some lines until my next visit. I really enjoyed the smooth and quiet ride.
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-silenthunteruk
5: 59 I volunteer at a heritage railway in the UK and we have some Mark 1 compartment coaches of the sort used in that film. I also call them the 'Harry Potter coaches' and will make a point of specifically mentioning them (if they're in service that day) to families when I am on ticket inspector duties.
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5: 59 I volunteer at a heritage railway in the UK and we have some Mark 1 compartment coaches of the sort used in that film. I also call them the 'Harry Potter coaches' and will make a point of specifically mentioning them (if they're in service that day) to families when I am on ticket inspector duties.
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-aswnl4428
I remember travelling between Amsterdam and Paris-Nord on the night train around 1990. Corail rolling stock (original interior, very comfortable. Only minus was that it halted for several hours (on batteries) in the middle of the night in a little town in northern France: Aulnoye.
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I remember travelling between Amsterdam and Paris-Nord on the night train around 1990. Corail rolling stock (original interior, very comfortable. Only minus was that it halted for several hours (on batteries) in the middle of the night in a little town in northern France: Aulnoye.
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-AlexMalemaican
I hope the Corails never die, they are great and iconic carriages! You should do a review on the Portuguese InterCidades trains which also use Corail carriages, and some seats (1st class) are almost the same as those old SNCF ones!
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I hope the Corails never die, they are great and iconic carriages! You should do a review on the Portuguese InterCidades trains which also use Corail carriages, and some seats (1st class) are almost the same as those old SNCF ones!
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You're from France. Respect to you! I love your country but I don't speak french -. Your trip videos are very good and thank you so much for sharing for us. Greetings from Lake Constance (District Constance, Germany.
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You're from France. Respect to you! I love your country but I don't speak french -. Your trip videos are very good and thank you so much for sharing for us. Greetings from Lake Constance (District Constance, Germany.
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-TheZmusicGroup
I have always loved the Corail coaches, they are spacious, comfy and quiet. Sadly nowadays they are being replaced by modern, shorter doubledeckers trains that just arent as comfortable.
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I have always loved the Corail coaches, they are spacious, comfy and quiet. Sadly nowadays they are being replaced by modern, shorter doubledeckers trains that just arent as comfortable.
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-Mark98917
Great video, sad to see your favourite trainset get replaced by a new EMU. While we have to appreciate innovation, this can be nostalgic and sad for a railfan. I loved the vibe of the train.
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Great video, sad to see your favourite trainset get replaced by a new EMU. While we have to appreciate innovation, this can be nostalgic and sad for a railfan. I loved the vibe of the train.
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-maxart3392
Sad to see them gone, I have fond memories. What is happening to these coaches now? I mean, in many countries of the world (even in Europe) they would still be considered -premium-.
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Sad to see them gone, I have fond memories. What is happening to these coaches now? I mean, in many countries of the world (even in Europe) they would still be considered -premium-.
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-m. l. vanzoen236
I remember the class BB22000 in smart colourful livery. Where has that gone? Also the sound of the compressor is nice. Sadly at our locomotives (NS 1600) they were replaced.
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I remember the class BB22000 in smart colourful livery. Where has that gone? Also the sound of the compressor is nice. Sadly at our locomotives (NS 1600) they were replaced.
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-fordcontour
Very enjoyable! I'm sure I don't have to point you to the series La passion des trains that's on here that -Teddy6290 has been posting, but it got me interested more about SNCF
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Very enjoyable! I'm sure I don't have to point you to the series La passion des trains that's on here that -Teddy6290 has been posting, but it got me interested more about SNCF
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-jimcrawford5039
Brilliant! I once had Jouef models of these locos. I have always wanted to travel on French trains, especially the Train Bleu but never did. Sad! Merci. Australia.
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Brilliant! I once had Jouef models of these locos. I have always wanted to travel on French trains, especially the Train Bleu but never did. Sad! Merci. Australia.
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-directorient
Boulogne, does someone still remember the time when direct trains were leaving Boulogne (Maritime) to Italy? Direct trains were running to Venice and even to Naples!
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Boulogne, does someone still remember the time when direct trains were leaving Boulogne (Maritime) to Italy? Direct trains were running to Venice and even to Naples!
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-wietzebraem
hey may say the SNCF BB 67400 / Corail very comfortable i have taken it once, much more comfortable than the nmbs trains in belgium that are hard to travel
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hey may say the SNCF BB 67400 / Corail very comfortable i have taken it once, much more comfortable than the nmbs trains in belgium that are hard to travel
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-MrMaxbout
These trains are crap, really loud and a lot of broken stuff. I'm glad the SNCF is changing them for newer stock, i really hate these and prefer the new one.
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These trains are crap, really loud and a lot of broken stuff. I'm glad the SNCF is changing them for newer stock, i really hate these and prefer the new one.
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-FromtheWindowSeat
I imagine they wouldn-t get away with not putting water in the coaches if this was now, given the importance of being able to wash your hands. -
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I imagine they wouldn-t get away with not putting water in the coaches if this was now, given the importance of being able to wash your hands. -
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-dobbinism
Great video. I will miss these carriages. they set high standards of comfort and ride quality for decades, and still look great today.
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Great video. I will miss these carriages. they set high standards of comfort and ride quality for decades, and still look great today.
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-class8866
The Corail coaches were the best for longdiistance travel. The new trains are like riding with a tram on long distance. Nice video.
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The Corail coaches were the best for longdiistance travel. The new trains are like riding with a tram on long distance. Nice video.
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-dandagames6030
I honestly never liked the closed off six seat compartments, because when youre there with strangers its always a bit awkward
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I honestly never liked the closed off six seat compartments, because when youre there with strangers its always a bit awkward
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-benjamintery7847
Great video as always and great photos. Corail are the best stock in France, it is very sad to see them disappear: (
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Great video as always and great photos. Corail are the best stock in France, it is very sad to see them disappear: (
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-daraka1754
Why this locomotive, which is in good shape is removed from the routes? In Bulgaria they would use it at least 8 more years
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Why this locomotive, which is in good shape is removed from the routes? In Bulgaria they would use it at least 8 more years
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-seba2050
Greetings from BUENOS AIRES. We do have a connection with Boulogne because of San Martin, our national hero. Love your vids.
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Greetings from BUENOS AIRES. We do have a connection with Boulogne because of San Martin, our national hero. Love your vids.
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-olasola1013
What would you prefer?
A big seat pitch with uncomfortable seats
Or
A small seat pitch with comfortable seats
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What would you prefer?
A big seat pitch with uncomfortable seats
Or
A small seat pitch with comfortable seats
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great coaches and seats! the end of comfortable and quiet train travel! i really like en voyage livery on the 67400 as well.
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great coaches and seats! the end of comfortable and quiet train travel! i really like en voyage livery on the 67400 as well.
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-quoniam426
Having one engine on the train when hundreds of machines are rotting in Sotteville depot is just so criminal.
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Having one engine on the train when hundreds of machines are rotting in Sotteville depot is just so criminal.
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