The 11.25 Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf formed of a double-deck TGV has just passed the closed station at Arzviller. Right-hand running applies here as a legacy from the German occupation of Alsace-L... (more)
As Jean-Marc Frybourg remarks in my previous but one post that Lorraine was occupied by Germany from 1871 to 1918 which has left many features of German railway practice including right-hand runn... (more)
TGV Réseau set No 506 passes some interesting signalling as it joins the LGV Est at Baudrecourt forming the 12.01 Strasbourg to Bordeaux St.Jean service. This is the last signal the driver will s... (more)
A double traction of TGV´s passing Pompignan.
The sun slowly goes down, lighting the sky with an amazing and sweet purple light ... the fall season is there ; Sony NEX-5T
The blue and pink low cost high speed train.
Lille-Brive TGV
This high speed train have received special sponsoring marking for the official transportation of French athletic team to Zurich European Athletics Championships in August 2014.
Front view of the latest Euroduplex double deck high speed trainset.
TGV Duplex Perpignan - Paris Gare de Lyon
Siemens Velaro Eurostar 4006 on a trial run between Mulhouse-Nord and Besançon TGV on the LGV Rhine - Rhône. LGV (in French: Ligne à grande vitesse) means "Highspeed Line" (maximum sp... (more)
A late arrival on a glorious evening light in the famous Paris Gare de Lyon station. One can see the famous clock tower in the center of the picture and four TGVs ready to start their journey to t... (more)
A second unit is having the new Eurostar colours. This unit 3211 is one of the few equipped with the TBL signaling system used in Belgium. The picture shows a London to Brussels train pictured in ... (more)
A Strasbourg-bound TGV “flight” (it’s operated by an airline) dwells in the Charles-de-Gaulle airport station. The train is nearly 2 hours late as it is waiting for a flight connection…
Sunset catch for this double deck high speed train.
Euroduplex high speed train, this trainset car run on all the european electric lines.
Down-lighting catch of this Postal High speed train.
The postal high speed train between Paris and Macon crosses the Morvan (Burgondy)
A recently re-liveried TGV forms the 10.55 Paris Est to Colmar service.
A double-deck TGV set is hitting almost 320 kmh as it heads for Paris Est forming what I believe was the 10.11 service from Colmar.
This is the command center for Paris/Lyon South East high speed line. This center is named PAR for "Poste d’Aiguillage et de Régulation" in French, switches regulation center in English. On thi... (more)
At night the Paris Gare de Lyon station have very low traffic. these High speed trains are waiting the morning departures.
The Romilly shop where the 36 years old high speed trainset are renovated for 10 years of new life ! This high speed locomotive has been completely removed for leaving only the structure and contr... (more)
TGV 9580 Frankfurt (Germany) – Marseille is crossing the « Savoureuse Viaduct ». It is the longest bridge (792 metre) on the LGV Rhin-Rhône. At the horizon is Belfort-Montbéliard TGV station... (more)
Belfort - Montbéliard TGV is a high speed railway station. It was opened in 2011 and is located on the LGV Rhin-Rhône connecting railway.
This is the world's faster railway train ! This trainset have run at 574,8 Km/h the April 3, 2007 (see RPN #227277 here www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=227277). After world record, only engi... (more)
New "Carmillon" livery for this doubledeck high speed trainset, flashes on pantograph and catenary !
New "Carmillon" livery for this first double deck high speed train, the second trainset have the orignal livery.
This is the first French world record high speed train who have run at 380 Km/h on February 26th 1981 near Tonnerre in France, this trainset was build on 1978/1979 and run every day but now with t... (more)
train spécial de pèlerins Lourdes/Belfort
TGV Lyria heading South on the LGV line
TGV heading nord on the LGV towards Paris
Ouigo TGV is heading towards marne la vallee
Different trains at Paris-Est: Three TGV (Train Grande Vitesse), one ICE (Inter City Express from Germany) and one loc (SNCF)
These old High speed trainsets named PSE (Paris South/East) have received the new livery named "Carmillon"... These trains was build in 1979/1980 !
High speed train have been catched with high focal lens (200mm).
Six high speed trains at Paris-Est: Five TGV (Train Grand Vitesse) of the SNCF (France) and one ICE (Inter City Express) of the DB Germany
A TGV Dasye trainset works the 9707 Figueras Vilafant-Paris Lyon international high-speed train. This service is now extended to Barcelona.
When my children were small, they say hello to the drivers of high speed trains, drivers comply with their horn, children are so happy !
New livery for this double deck high speed trainset. The second trainset is a standard high speed train. Both trainsets have only 5 tons difference of weight !
The noze of this trainset have been replaced with a spare part of another livery. This is chameleon livery !!
The new SNCF concept of low cost travel with high speed trains. This concept named OUIGO permit to travel from or to Paris (exactly Marne la Vallée where there is Euro Disneyland)) to Lyon, Marse... (more)
TGV Résau in new colours en route Paris - Strasbourg is crossing the Marne-Rhine Canal.
Near Arzviller, the SNCF main line Paris – Strasbourg and the Marne-Rhine Canal are side by side.
This old High speed trainset named PSE (Paris South/East) have received the new livery few weeks ago... This train have been build in 1981 !
The blue and pink special livery for this twins lowcost trainsets named Ouigo.
Two high speed double deck trains have crossing at 250 Km/h.
The April 03, 2007; few seconds after performance at 574,8Km/h, the trainset decelarates without brake use. First step, only the aerodynamic resistance is used to lose speed up to ~250Km/h. Next s... (more)
High speed Euroduplex double deck trainset coming from Paris and running to Figeras in Spain.
White livery of this high speed trainset was specially made for the 100 years anniversary of the death of the painter Paul Cézanne.
This picture was taken in front of the Gare de Lyon in Paris. This is a model that has been specially made for the celebration of 25 years of the French TGV and represents the front ... (more)
Tractor works slowly in fields while others travel at high speed from Paris to Spain
Euroduplex high speed trainsets are going outside of France...
This high speed trainset Atlantique 402 running at ~270 Km/h on the high speed line 1 (South/Est line), as said on RPN 472054 (http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=472054) this trainset ru... (more)
This high speed trains is comming from Paris Gare de Lyon station with the first part of line opened on 1981. But now the major traffic of high speed trains from Paris Gare de Lyon is comming with... (more)
Both high speed trains are crossing at 250 Km/h. We can see that the Eurostar trainset is longer than the double deck trainset in backgroung. The Eurostar can be cut in half for safety issue in th... (more)
The lowcost high speed train named OUIGO, the blue and pink trains.
This high speed trainset now named Lyria but before named POS (Paris - Ostfrankreich - Süddeutschland) translation in English: "Paris - East of France - South of Germany". The POS trainsets were ... (more)
This high speed trainset Atlantique 404 running at ~270 Km/h on the high speed line 1 (South/Est line), this trainset run normally only on Atlantique high speed line (South/Ouest line) but for sno... (more)
The face of the high speed trainset Euroduplex 4727 running at ~270 Km/h
