How Corail coaches revolutionized SNCF
Fifty years ago, the first Corail coaches were unveiled, disrupting train travel thanks to their design, comfort and speed. More than 4,000 of these cars, designed by Roger Tallon, were produced and deployed on all major railway lines. Revisit their story in this video.
« The coach that will make you love trains »
This was the headline used in advertisements for Corail trains, launched in 1975 and designed to make travel more comfortable before the TGV high-speed trains. Fifty years later, with the future Oxygène trains expected to replace them on Intercités lines in 2027, we take a look back at these famous gray and orange trains in a video.
How did Corail coaches revolutionize SNCF?
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