SNCF’s new high speed, low carbon train is preparing for its 2024 launch far from the passengers it will serve.
After unveiling the ‘TGV of the future’ late last year, French train manufacturer Alstom has begun testing the TGV M – also known as the Avelia Horizon – on a circuit in the Czech Republic.
The double-decker train has 740 seats, up from TGV’s current maximum of 634 – a 20 per cent increase in capacity.
It is also greener than its predecessors, slashing CO2 emissions by 37 per cent and made of 97 per cent recyclable components.
Its modular design means the number of cars, as well as their interior layouts, can
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