Evolution of French TGV Trains: EXPLAINED

Support Railways Explained on Patreon:   / railways_explained   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Buy cool rail-related products on our online store: https://railways-explained.creator-sp... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ► Railways Explained aims to establish a WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY of all RAIL LOVERS, WORKERS, AND EXPERTS, by creating regular, entertaining, and educational railway content of high quality. ► If you find yourself in at least one of these three groups, support this idea by SUBSCRIBING TO RAILWAYS EXPLAINED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ French infrastructure manager SNCF has only recently, in October 2021, opened its high-speed rail network for competition, ie, it finally liberalized this market segment. In preparation for this step, the TGV premium service inOui and the low-cost Ouigo service were created to replace the 'classic' TGV services. From October last year, Trenitalia competes with these two, serving passengers on the Paris-Lyon-Milan route. As we already dedicated a few videos to the stories about the development and evolution of Japanese Shinkansen and German ICE trains, where we tried to present the technology, technical characteristics of all series of Shinkansen and ICE trains, as well as circumstances that influenced their design, now we wanted to do the same with the famous French TGV trains! Therefore, this video brings a comprehensive story about TGV SUD-EST, TGV ATLANTIQUE, TGV Réseau, TGV Duplex, TGV POS, and TGV 2N2 trains . They all had to be developed in such a way to be interoperable, and capable of running on the new LGVs and conventional railway lines but also on the lines outside the borders of France. Because of this, they are equipped with multi-system equipment for power supply and signaling. Also, these requirements raised the development of several new technologies and new solutions which gave the French industry a significant technological edge. High-speed rail technology did not fall out of the sky - it was a result of a close connection between the railway industry, transport research, and entrepreneurial flair. As an outcome of all this, the first TGV train branded as TGV Sud-Est was introduced in 1980. Do you think we managed to present the main aspects of the French TGV trains? Tell us in the comments below! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special thanks to our Patrons: David Brandon, Brendan McKeon, Linda Vainomae-Hoffmann, Andrew Saffrey, Myron York, Gerald Brady, Tim McKeoun, August Bigelow, Bill, Sergii Getman, Andebian, Raka Sidik, Jonas Christen, Duikboot, Nathan Walls, Marcelli, and Phillipe Branco! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits: If you enjoyed this video, SHARE it with your rail-loving friends to help us raise our community, and of course, leave your opinion in the COMMENT section and hit the LIKE button. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ► Stay connected with us on social media: Facebook:   / railwaysexpl.  . Instagram:   / railways_ex.  . Linkedin:   / rail.  . #France #TGV #Railway