TGV / Gare de Lyon, Paris, France

An image of a couple of TGV trains, at Gare de Lyon, Paris France. My hotel was not far away from the station, so one morning I hopscotched it to the Station, to check out these amazing trains.

 

The station was built for the World Exposition of 1900. On multiple levels, it is considered a classic example of the architecture of its time.From Gare de Lyon train services depart to major French cities such as: Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Montpellier, Perpignan, Dijon, Besançon, Mulhouse, Grenoble and a number of destinations in the Alps.

 

The TGV trains were introduced in the early 1980's and have since revolutionised rail travel across France and Europe. One of these trains,A TGV test train set the record for the fastest wheeled train, reaching 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on 3 April 2007.

 

These 2 units are TGV Duplex, which form the backbone of the SNCF TGV-fleet. They weigh 380 tonnes and are 200 m (660 ft) long, made up of two power cars and eight carriages. Extensive use of aluminium means that they weigh not much more than the TGV Réseau sets they supplement. The bi-current power cars provide 8,800 kW, and they have a slightly increased speed of 320 km/h (200 mph).

 

Next time I'm in France I'm going to travel on one, boys will be boys and all that :)

 

1/20th second / F8 / 100iso / Sigma 10-20mm Lens @ 10mm

 

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