SNCF TGV Atlantique

The TGV Atlantique, or TGV-A, is a class of high-speed trains used in France by SNCF, built by Alstom between 1988 and 1992 as the second generation of TGV trains, following the TGV Sud-Est trainsets. The trains were named after the Atlantic high-speed line, the Ligne à Grande Vitesse Atlantique, that they were originally built for. 105 bi-current sets numbered 301 to 405 were built, and entry into service began in 1989. Each is 237.5 metres long and 2.904 metres wide, weighs 444 tonnes and is made up of two power cars and ten carriages with a total of 485 seats, built for a maximum speed of 300 kilometres per hour with 8,800 kilowatts of total power under 25 kV. Modified unit 325 set the world speed record in 1990 on the new line before its opening, with improved aerodynamics, larger wheels and better braking, and that record was beaten on 3 April 2007 by a TGV POS set. From 2015 many units were scrapped, with only 28 still in service in 2022. The Spanish AVE Class 100 is based on its design.