Spotted during today's stage of the Tour de France (won by Wout van Aert in full-on super-human-beast-mode) - this little 'Autorail' at Lumbres, south of Calais, on Le Chemin de Fer Touristique de la Vallée de l’Aa.
![[Image: TDF220705-D192-Lumbres.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/2qyBhXqv/TDF220705-D192-Lumbres.png)
https://www.cftva62.com/autorails-picass...-et-x3853/
Further investigation reveals a most interesting class of rail-bus, the SNCF X3800.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_Class_X_3800
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSWiZDQB2PI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNqGg4r_GHc&t=1s
![[Image: image.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/Tygb0Nj4/image.png)
https://www.cftva62.com/autorails-picass...-et-x3853/
Further investigation reveals a most interesting class of rail-bus, the SNCF X3800.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_Class_X_3800
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSWiZDQB2PI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNqGg4r_GHc&t=1s
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