Avelia Horizon

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The Avelia Horizon, called TGV M ("M" for modular) by its main customer, SNCF Voyageurs, is a high-speed passenger train designed and produced by Alstom. It has a broadly similar design to the TGV Duplex sets, with double-decker coaches and a top and tail configuration with a power car on either end. However, it is more energy efficient and provides lower operating costs. Development of the TGV M originated with SNCF Mobilités's launch of a program to procure a new generation of high-speed trains in 2015. In May 2016, the Alstom-headed Speedinnov joint venture was selected as the winning bidder for the program; on 7 September 2016, SNCF and Alstom signed an agreement to design and build the new trains. In July 2018, SNCF Mobilités placed an initial €2.7 billion order for 100 Avelia Horizon trainsets. Production of the first bodyshells commenced in mid-2020; two years later, dynamic testing was underway. In August 2022, SNCF Voyageurs announced that it had exercised an option for 15 additional...

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