France recently unveiled its new TGV Inoui trains, set to launch in 2026, showcasing high-speed capabilities, colorful interior design, and enhanced accessibility. Manufactured by Alstom and operated by SNCF Voyageurs, these fifth-generation trains are engineered for efficiency with 97% recyclable materials, greater passenger capacity, and energy efficiency improvements. The design process involved over 2,000 creators influenced by natural flow, resulting in a vibrant aesthetic reminiscent of the 1970s. This development starkly contrasts America's outdated rail system, emphasizing the need for modernization in U.S. rail travel.
According to Alstom, a team of more than 2,000 designers started entirely from scratch to create the new TGV Inoui cars, which are constructed in a modular format that allows them to be reconfigured in less than a day to suit the particular needs of each trip.
The trains are made from 97% recyclable materials, have a 20% higher seating capacity than previous iterations (up to 740 passengers), and are 20% more energy-efficient than the fourth generation trains.
The combination of these comforting colors with the train's sleek metallic fixtures lends the whole interior a kind of '70s space-age aesthetic.
According to a press release, the designers used the concept of 'flow' as a guiding principle, looking to water currents in nature to inform the placement of furniture and colors.
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