TGV M vs Duplex - Is the new TGV Better? Putting both types to the test https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/videos/watch/8298a719-6c0f-42cb-93cf-d93df9e1edef The new SNCF Voyageurs operated, Alstom built, TGV M (also now called TGV Nouvelle Génération - TGV NG) high speed train entered regular passenger service on 9th November 2026. The following day I took a TGV M between Marseille Saint Charles and Paris Gare de Lyon, having taken the older TGV Duplex from Paris to Marseille earlier in the day. So I have a direct comparison of both trains. The video explains how to know if your train will be a TGV M, and then compares boarding, seating, luggage space, the bistro, and ride quality and noise levels. Bicycle spaces and wheelchair access of TGV M are also examined. Other factors such as wifi on board, and pressure resistance of the trains in tunnels, could not be tested on the ground in any meaningful way, so are not covered in the video. Trains taken TGV Duplex unit 253, power cars built 2003 and trailers built 2000 Operated TGV 6173, 10/11/2026 Paris 09:10 - 12:14 Marseille TGV M unit 1015, built I presume 2026 but no dates visible Operated TGV 6174, 10/11/2026 Marseille 12:45 - 15:51 Paris IMPORTANT: this is the fourth experimental #CrossBorderRail explainer video! A lot more work is going to be needed on subsequent videos to improve the quality of all sorts of things. This video in particular suffers from poor sound quality in some parts - a new microphone is on order to put this right in the future! Oliver Blanthorn’s find a TGV M script mentioned in the video https://github.com/bovine3dom/tgvm-pls/ Location on OpenRailwayMap https://openrailwaymap.app/#view=5.49/46.175/2.631 Maps made using Baldinger Map Animator https://mapanimator.baldinger.se One TGV M video is used with the permission of Emmanuel Bonnin and cannot be reproduced. The rest of the video is Creative Commons Licensed. Video Contents 0:00 Introduction 0:28 How to find a TGV M 1:52 Routes taken with Duplex and TGV M 2:28 Boarding - Duplex then TGV M 3:15 Seating 2nd Class - Duplex 3:54 Seating 2nd Class - TGV M 6:33 Seating 1st Class - TGV M 8:29 Luggage Space - Duplex then TGV M 9:14 Bicycle Space and Toilets - TGV M 9:43 Wheelchair Access - TGV M 10:08 Bistro - Duplex then TGV M 11:09 Ride Quality & Noise - TGV M 12:08 Windows & Light - TGV M 13:00 Conclusions Wed, 11 Nov 2026 23:58:13 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de TGV M vs Duplex - Is the new TGV Better? Putting both types to the test https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/lazy-static/avatars/5e4ffb49-83bb-4bca-a8a7-421e60738b99.png https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/videos/watch/8298a719-6c0f-42cb-93cf-d93df9e1edef All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. <![CDATA[TGV M vs Duplex - Is the new TGV Better? Putting both types to the test - Tom Tom]]> https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/h8kQNW2HgXewXEastRRa5K;threadId=17804 https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/h8kQNW2HgXewXEastRRa5K;threadId=17804 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:03:07 GMT @jon very strange that they made more luggage space on the 1st floor. If you're physically impaired,,you take a seat dowstairs so as not to carry your luggage upstairs!

And these 2nd class seats look very poor and prone to being punched open.

But the worst is the stability at high speed. There seems to be a curse on newer train. The old corail where much better than the current TER, the new swiss bombardier intercities are much worse than the old EC 2000s and now the tgv M is worse.

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