That train sounds much like my washing machine lol

To stop the TGV on stations, you have little indicators in the station. If you have only one unit (1TGV) the stopping mark is the little panel "TGV1", if you have a UM2 of TGV, you usually stop it at the end of the station where a panel "TGV2" is placed. 😏✌🏻️

Also I've just remembered, on Classic lines you are supposed to sound the horn when entering and exiting tunnels, but not on the LGVs. You are also supposed to dip the headlights when passing another train and sound the horn when you pass the rear of a not her train on an adjacent track on Classic lines. Also some French Classic lines are electrified at 25kV, the main difference between the LGV and Classic line 25kV supply is the wire tension and thus the relevant pantograph tension setting.

@PTGRail Once again a superb high quality video, keep up the good work!

Hi, nice video but I would like to tell you some more information about safety systems. First, the VACMA doesn't realy work like DTG did. For the VACMA, you have to hold a pedal (or the traction lever) and release it after 55 seconds and you can't release the pedal for more than 5 seconds. DTG just re-uses the SIFA/DSD system. The KVB is ok but you don't realy use it because the classic line section is very short and I also noticed some bugs (for example, the system "forgets" to repeat a yellow signal!). At least TVM430 is perfect, and just for info the 3 red squares are not a stop signal but the "marche à vue" (ride by sight) indication. It allows you to cross the TVM marker but your speed limit will be 30 km/h (000 is the stop indication). The braking system doesn't match with the real TGV. The real braking system is a spring loaded control like the BB 22200, BB 26000 or even the Class 92. Despite these little errors or bugs I've fun with this route and train. I also installed third party french trains and routes. The route is to short but today we've got the route from Marseille to Lyon. The TGV that reached 574,8 km/h in 2007 woesn't "completly" a Duplex: it pulled Duplex carriages but it was power by TGV POS locos and the bar car was set up with brand new Alstom AGV engines, so it was a kind of hybrid train between Duplex and TGV POS. Last thing, your french pronunciation is good.

Yessss I've been waiting for your content!!!!

Signs on the platforms for stopping are TGV 1 (Single Set) TGV 2 (Double Set). Your stop at Aix was pretty much spot on. Hope that helps.

You're so good at these. Great vid thanks PTG.

Peter, it is a fascinating and entertaining video but I will have to watch it a few times to take it all in.It is nice of you to take your holiday at the same time as I will also be away and without my laptop!!

Bro, with, people can really learn something while enjoying watching your videos...

Very nice video PTG! Can't wait for the next steam sale so I can get this route!

Finally a French route! :) You didn't have to apologise, you pronunced all French words well, don't worry ;)

Please make a French signalling guide, I've learned how to drive brittish and German routes from your videos. Thank you!

Stopping points are indicated by the black 'TGV 1/2' boards, that's 1 or 2 coupled sets respectively.

Nice tutorial video and great route. Regarding stopping points; there is a small black square sign marked 'TGV 1' which indicates the stopping point for a single trainset.

Nice video - I've been waiting for this for ages!! :) BTW I think the stop marker is the TGV1 near where you stopped

Hi, perhaps a bit old, but stays valid for TS 2020, this is a great video (thanks!) I'm TS 2020 newbee driver (game & DLCs bought yesterday) - the only problem I've is about correct braking for stopover at stations (too quick, or the emergency brakes are activated, not fair). Thanks again, greetings from France.

WOW PTGRail YOU ARE AN AMAZING DRIVER!!! Edit: There are 320 likes currently, the top speed of the train!

Nice video, the TGV is great.

It's bouncy like a Pacer!

Hopefully we can get a French signal tutorial soon :)

Can’t wait until tsw2 with this route

i know it brings u away from what ur used to but i would love to see some world of subways to follow in quality of these amazing vids u have produced for now nearly (or just over) 2 years! (can't belive it's gone that quick i remember u driving along the pier in the old 1938 class tubes!

very nice, i like that.

u make the best train sim videos hands down; i don't like watching anyone elses. BUT. 20:25. I would have taken that picture on the walkway (the other side of the train) so you could have gotten more of the scenery outside the station!!!

The platform markers for the TGVs are marked with white letters and a black background with either TGV1 TGV2 Or TGV1/2

On LGV routes. You stop at the point where it says (on the platform) TGV 1. It's a black sign with white letters. If you were driving a train consisting of two TGVs then you would stop at the sign that says TGV 2.

What is that continuous cautionary beeping sound for inside the TGV cabin ?

Is there any chance you could do that French signalling guide I’ve tried looking but I can’t find any video on it on KZfaq

how do you control acceleration and breaking with a keyboard?

Well Done Again Pete on the Video by any chance are you planning to do a Route Learning Video on the Acela Express Route? If So I will be looking foward for that video

Hello how do you hold the speed at 319 kph? I cannot find the speed set button

I love high speed routes 😁

I'll be looking forward to that French signaling guide. It looks very complicated, but judging by your German signaling video, you won't have a problem explaining it. Also, I was wondering if you would consider doing an American signaling guide. I've been playing Train Simulator for a little while now and I still don't understand the system in my own country, lol. I love all your videos, by the way, they're very informative and very high quality.

how do I install sounds in train simulator 2016

OMG NEW IDEA. Do a TRAIN REVIEW. You get a random train and a random route and review the train

my tgv duplex is not moving after following the set up step by step and it will not move

Mad how I find this when they release the tsw 2 route recently

Great video, again its such a shame that the more scenic/better routes are so short! 65 miles at 199mph is no time at all. Hopefully DTG will make a 'Classic' French route route in the future, the signalling would quite interesting for a start! Also at both Aix-en-Provence and Avignon there are small TGV1 and TGV2 markers, these indicate the point at which one and two TGV sets should stop respectively. And the Aix in Aix-en-Provence is pronounced Ay (rhymes with hay).

When is the French signing video getting released

great video :) it'd be great if you could get hold of that world record tgv. that would be amazing to see how quick it accelerates

PTG - I just splurged on an NVIDIA GTX 1070. I'd like to see if Train Simulator at its "worst" will STILL cause lag on one of the most state of the art cards out today. Which route package in your experience has had the worst lag yet? I might give Mannheim Karlsruhe a try because I remember that one was pretty bad.

Great video ! If you want, there are you have a patch on railsim-fr for more accelerating on TGV. (now is very difficult to up at 320 km/h).

Hi, tranks for your videos. One question, do you use RailDriver?

Can you make a french signalling guide

Stopping markers for TGVs are marked TGV1 and TGV2 for 1 set and 2 set trains respectively. I think I saw TGV2 at the end of the platform pulling out of Aix en Provence, but I'm not sure I saw the 1 set marker. Anyhow, I'm bit puzzled at the 320km/h top speed* (even on Wikipedia), as I thought the design speed for these was 380km/h for use on the LGV Est. I saw the world record run live on TV and the commentary mentioned "a regular set has made a sweep of the line at the regular speed of 380km/h". I wonder if that's just an oversight or SNCF have changed their policy since. (*): note I said top speed as in top speed of the train, not the top speed of this stretch of LGV, which is correct.

French pronunciation is very easy to master once you've learned how certain letters are said.

My TGV suddenly stopped and I can't get it started again.

I love how you immediatly apologised for pronounciation lol

The rail was countinue to Paris or London.

I don't like using cruise control much; I've found that the train accelerates slower with cruise control on, and loses more speed on steep gradients.

Reviews have been suggesting that the dynamic brakes are underpowered for the train. I think you video demonstrates they are more then adequate when used properly.

How do you get all these routes? do you spend that much money?

How do you know speed restrictions on non high speed sections? I hit 110km/h restriction out of nowhere and train executed emergency stop.

Hi PTG. This is Antonio on my new KZfaq account. I'd like to know when you're gonna be flying to Chicago and how long you're staying because I'd love to join you in making videos of trains and riding them. Thanks.

Hey PTG Rail I understand that I probably will not get a reply but I will appreciate it if you could! The thing is I have been trying to download reskins of BH I think the website is called for the class 91. ( Flying Scotsman and virgin branding liveries ) and there is no read me contained. I have tried extracting the file, installing the package and copying and pasting the files it says and clearing the dlc blueprint thing on TS 2016. It just will not work so I was wondering if you could release a tutorial on this or just reply and tell me what to do. Anyway your vids are great keep up the great work!

Best speed to arrive for tgv x2 is 90 km/h

The cab is like the southestern javlelin

Like train

Correction: Aix-en-Provence is pronounced with the X sounded. So it's Ayx-en-Provence

when is the next video.

Seems fairly strange that the French Railways run on the left...

train sim world 2!!!!!!!

38:35 Voice crack lol

Try to say "Marseille" as Margh say, with the "gh" pronunciation being less audible than the rest

198mph

TS does the TGV an injustice - it’s nowhere near manky enough

Leipzig

The tgv goes 574 km/h not 320 km/h!

1st

Great video but the pronounciation of Aix-En-Provence is a bit off, it is pronounced like Axe-On-Provence

lol

Ess-Ehnn-Say-Eff not See-Eff.