Train from Le Havre to Marseilles
TGV passing Landry.
High speed train from Paris-Montparnasse to Saint-Malo
In 2014 first serie of French high speed trains have the old grey and blue livery which will be applied after legendary 80's orange livery.
Slow passage to wash rollers at Chatillon maintenance center
Summer weekly Thalys coming from Amsterdam and going to Marseille.
Last shoot of complete Patrick trainset view! This is the last day that Patrick is stored in the Conflans yards (2 months on this track cause of Covid), next day shoot, Patrick will go to Villeneu... (more)
A tools has been forgotten in front of this doubledeck TGV 872 which is parked in the maintenance Villeneuve Saint-Georges shop and is waiting next day service.
High speed train in Paris suburbs.
Under the heading 806477: Ourcq - Perpignan, the routing, by the BB 22317, of the Euroduplex 2N2 3UH train no. 807 to Spain for the future low-cost offer of the new Spanish subsidiary Rielsfera of... (more)
A Lyria TGV running between Zurich and Paris is rushing through the Schlierbach halt on a snowy spring day.
CDGVAL (Charles de Gaulle Véhicule Automatique Léger) is a free automatic shuttle rail service at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. Based on the VAL system and using Siemens Transportation System... (more)
A TGV running between Paris Gare de Lyon and Zurich is rushing through the Saint-Louis station on a snowy January day. Apparently, this TGV needs a little maintenance.
In August 2012, a SNCF Euroduplex TGV running between Paris Gare de Lyon and Zurich has almost reached Saint-Louis, the last city in France before crossing the border to Switzerland. Today, POS TG... (more)
The TGV La Poste were dedicated trainsets for high-speed freight and mail transportation by SNCF on behalf of the French postal carrier La Poste. The top speed of this TGV Sud-Est derivate was 270... (more)
Strange situation with the covid-19 virus. In the morning rush hour, almost all TGV South-East trains are unused and stored near Gare de Lyon station
Special livery for this high speed train before that Est high speed line was opened.
One year before end of service, and after more than 35 years of services, the TGV SE serie run again every days at 300 Kph...
Bombardier vs Alstom design! Which one have designed the TGV ?
Under the canopy of the Gare de Lyon, two low-cost trains Ouigo await their departure to the south of France
That's a rainy day which provide, with the speed, a water projections caused by the rear pantograph on the catenary. Like the weather is sad. Bye bye Patrick. One of last run to Lyon where Patrick... (more)
Like the weather is sad. Bye bye Patrick. Patrick nickname was given because it was the name of the son of one of first drivers... Orange is finally the best livery ever of French high speed train... (more)
Nose of this multi power high speed train have been changed, but livery of spare part used was not the same as the origin livery. coupled trainset was with new livery named "Carmillon". ... (more)
Coming from Geneva, this double deck Lyria high speed train is going to Paris Gare de Lyon terminus station, all Lyria service have migrated with double deck trains, you can see an old Lyria rever... (more)
The low cost blue high speed train coming from Marseille and going to Paris. Ticket cost around 25€ ! Ouigo services lunched in 2013 offers several destinations to major regional stations around... (more)
All Lyria's serie numbered 44xx have lost their specific livery and are now painted like standard TGV with In-Oui livery. Lyria services use now only double deck high speed trains numbered in the ... (more)
Oldest and newest generation during the TGV 01 farewell tour
This is a rainy day in Paris Gare de Lyon terminus station, TGV form Marseille is arrived and all passengers are leaving the trains and are hurrying to go home quickly !
Exhibition for general public during the TGV 01 farewell tour
A third 'orange' TGV from my 1989 visit to the South of France. Set No 31 is leaving the tunnel near the Château des Baumelles between St.Cyr and Bandol forming the 10.07 Nice to Paris service.
Another 'orange' TGV from my 1989 visit to the South of France. Set No 32 is approaching Bandol forming the 16.44 Toulon to Paris service.
With the demise of the Paris-South-East TGVs I thought I would dig into the past to see if I had photographed No 1 'Patrick' but alas no. (see Jean-Marc Frybourg's excellent photos of No1 making i... (more)
Return from Lille for TGV 01, bound for Paris Gare de Lyon, as part of the "Au revoir Patrick" operation
he TGV 01 during its presentation at the East European Technicentre, for the operation "Au revoir Patrick"
TGV from Le Havre to Marseille arrives in Massy-Palaiseau station
Last tribute to the TGV 01 train "Patrick", with its ephemeral colors depicting the three liveries it has received since its entry into service in 1978. Under the march 753123: Paris-Ga... (more)
TGV train to Paris in Bourgogne.
The series of TGV "Sud-Est", created in 1978, will bow at the end of 2019... Here is the TGV SE n°04 crossing the small village of Ver-sur-Launette in February 2019.
In 2007, trainset Duplex 288 has special red livery applied on engines for HSBC bank.
Diesel locomotives are exposed during an exhibition at the Chalindrey shops. Here the CC 65506 which is preserved by CMCF association. This serie was build from 1955 to 1959 are named "Dakota" and... (more)
A TGV crossing the Lauragais landscape.
Planes pass over Villeneuve Saint-Georges yards to land at Orly Airport, when taken a rare image at sunset of the half high speed postal trainset which is again stored in the Villeneuve Saint-Geor... (more)
Two blue low-cost trains "OUIGO" doubledeck meet on the tracks in the Saint-Charles station.
Train TGV on Paris- Lyon LGV at Col du Bois Clair nera Cluny.
The train 891 "Toy Story 4" part of Bordeaux St Jean two hours earlier crosses the Beauce at Paray-Douaville, towards Paris Montparnasse.
SNCF TGV crossing the river at Libourne prior to the opening of the LGV extension.
The blue low-cost train "OUIGO" doubledeck is ready to go.
OuiGo lo-cost TGV No 776 approaches Km post 294 near Luppy forming TGV 7692, the 13.47 Strasbourg to Paris Est on July 16, 2019.
An empty Lyria double-deck TGV approaches the closed station at Stambach running towards Strasbourg. This train would normally be running between Switzerland and Paris on the Rhine Rhone line. Rig... (more)
spécial train de pèlerins Bourges/Lourdes
Weekly Saturday Thalys passes at Champdeuil, this is Amsterdam/Marseille trip for summer holidays.
Rare image seen at sunset of the half high speed postal trainset which is again stored in the Villeneuve Saint-Georges yards. This half trainset (1 engine and 4 coaches) was a backup in case of co... (more)
This multi power TGV is waiting bogie maintenance session in technical centre of Villeneuve Saint-Georges.
SNCF TGV on the Dijon - Lyon route near Tournus.
Maintenance session for this motor bogie which have been removed from engine without lift the train! Only the carriage (where bogie is placed in foreground) is necessary to move the whole. This is... (more)
Multi-power high speed train named Réseau which cross France to Brussels in Belgium. The panels with smiley means that the entering zone is a change between 2 different power areas (Power isolati... (more)
Multi-power high speed train named Reseau which travel from Marseille to Brussels in Belgium.
Double deck high speed trains is running at ~270KPH in the Brie Countryside.
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)
A new livery is now applied for double deck Lyria TGV.
Special livery for this high speed train, this livery is for celebrate the winemakers party at Vevey in Switzerland.
A new livery is now applied for double deck Lyria TGV, then here a focus on the panels with smiley which means that the entering zone is a change between 2 different power areas (Power isolation s... (more)
The #01 of multi-power high speed train serie named Reseau which travel from Paris to Milano in Italy, then a focus on the panels with smiley which means that the entering zone is a change between... (more)
Coming from Luxembourg with the TGV 2870, the 4712 train with LGBT colors is approaching its terminus, traveling the last kilometers of the LGV, before joining Paris.
Focus on the panels with smiley which means that the entering zone is a change between 2 different power areas (Power isolation station visible behind coaches). The driver of the train must cut po... (more)
Multi power high speed train TGV R passes Champdeuil at South-Est of Paris.
TGV 5316 crossed Massy-Verrières just after a stop in Massy-Palaiseau. This train connects Le Havre to Marseilles and joins the south-east high speed line by the big belt 'Grande Ceinture'
