Wednesday, November 12, 2003

SNCF TGV Atlantique

SNCF TGV Atlantique, Paris-Gare-de-Lyon, Paris

SNCF TGV Atlantique
Paris-Gare-de-Lyon
Place Louis-Armand
Quartier des Quinze-Vingts, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“The TGV Atlantique (TGV-A) is a class of high-speed trains used in France by SNCF; they were built by Alstom between 1988 and 1992, and were the second generation of TGV trains, following on from the TGV Sud-Est. 105 bi-current sets, numbered 301-405, were built for the opening of the LGV Atlantique. Entry into service began in 1989. They are 237.5 m (779 ft) long and 2.904 m (9 ft 6.3 in) wide. They weigh 444 t (437 long tons; 489 short tons), and are made up of two power cars and ten carriages with a total of 485 seats. They were built for a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) with 8,800 kW (11,801 hp) total power under 25 kV.” (SNCF TGV Atlantique, Wikipedia)

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