On September 7, 2016, Rachel Picard, CEO of Voyages SNCF, and Jean-Baptiste Eymeoud, President of Alstom France, have inaugurated the shared workspace for the creation of the next generation of the TGV. The SNCF-Alstom innovation partnership will be conducted in three phases. The first phase of the partnership involves the elaboration of the definition and specification of the new TGV, until the end of 2017. Within the two next phases, the companies will realise the detailed design, industrialisation and approval, for a duration of approximately 4 years and will launch the production and delivery of the train. The commercial service is scheduled for mid-2022.
The SNCF-Alstom innovation partnership will design and produce the new TGV with planned entry into commercial service in 2022. The partnership will lead to the definition of a new technological, commercial and industrial strategy for high speed. It will offer a real breakthrough in terms of competitiveness, with a major objective of reducing investment and operating costs and enhancing the train’s appeal on the mobility market, providing a new experience for passengers in terms of comfort and onboard services.
The new generation of TGV will reduce the acquisition and operating costs by at least 20%, will optimise the environmental footprint (with a material recyclability rate of over 90% and a reduction in energy consumption of at least 25%) and will develop the commercial offer to improve passenger experience with a 20% increase in capacity enabling more onboard services and/or more passengers.
Under the project, SNCF will provide its wealth of experience and its knowledge of passengers and Alstom will provide its expertise in train design to accompany SNCF in its ambitions of passenger service, sustainability and profitability.
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