The dinner car. Note that it does not have to seperate wheelsets like you would find on older trains. It shares the wheel set with the adjoining carriage. This decreases drag and in case of an acc... (more)

This train is operated jointly with the SNCF (France) SNCB/NMBS (Belgium) and the NS (the Netherlands). KLM Royal Dutch Airlines also has a say into this train.

The Thalys is a special version of the standard TGV. This train can also travel abroad, to Belgium and Holland. Its route is from Amsterdam via Brussels to Paris. In the summer season an extension... (more)