The undulating nature of the SNCF LGV lines is evident in this view of a pair of Paris Sud-Est TGV sets on a southbound service from Paris to Lyon near St.Ythaire north of Macon.
Like a snake, this TGV (linking Paris to Bern and Lausanne) slithers in Courvières curves.
Just before the world rail speed record. Speed at the moment of shot: 538Km/h=334.3 mi/h but shortly....
The first liveries to TGV SE todays the same TGV is grey