Travellers in France have been given a glimpse of what the TGV trains will look like in just a few a few years time - 2023 to be precise. The “TGV of the future” or “TGV 2020” as it's being dubbed by France’s state-run SNCF rail service, is a more compact model than its predecessor, even though it does have double deck coaches. French multinational Alstom, the train manufacturer favoured by the SNCF, is behind the design. The famed train manufacturer will have to put the first models on the tracks by 2023 and have a fleet of 100 fully functioning by 2031. France has already agreed to pay a total of €2.7 billion for the fleet of 100 new TGV trains.

Source: The Local February 20, 2019 16:41 UTC