Multi-power high speed train named Reseau which travel from Marseille to Brussels in Belgium.
Both double deck high speed trains are crossing and running at ~270KPH, foreground is decelerating at a switch approach while the other is accelerating up to 300KPH to run on plain high speed line... (more)
Low cost blue Ouigo high speed train passes in the Brie countryside, this train is coming from Marseille and will stop at Marne La Vallée (Disneyland Paris) station.
Both low cost high speed trains assume trip Roissy CDG/Marseille & Marseille/Roissy CDG and crossing at same moment under my camera ! Lucky shoot...
Saturday evening Eurostar Marseille/London have crossing a standard double deck TGV. That's the good picture to compare Eurostar trainset which have exactly same length as 2 coupled TGVs. The spec... (more)
Both high speed trains coming from differents origin places and have been unified at Lyon station to reach North of France. In this case, only single driver is used.
Daliy summer Eurostar coming back form Marseilles and going to reach London.
Driver of this Thalys Marseille/Amsterdam is horning when he saw me take the picture ! This Thalys service is only a Saturday trip for summer holidays. This is the new livery for Thalys train who'... (more)
10 years and few months after the world rail speed record at 574,8 Kp/H, the record engines run every days from Paris to Switzerland cities at 320 Kp/H (commercial speed). Just special marking rem... (more)
Daily Eurostar Marseilles/London run at 260Kp/H in the first French (and European) high speed line build in the 80s. This Eurostar Trainset have the complete new livery.
Daily Eurostar go back to London after a trip to Marseilles.